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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 23, 1996


                               CONMED CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           New York                         0-16093             16-0977505
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(State or other jurisdiction of           (Commission        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)            File Number)       Identification No.)

    310 Broad Street, Utica, New York                             13501
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


                                 (315) 797-8375
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

         On February 23, 1996,  NDM, Inc., a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of CONMED
Corporation  ("CONMED") acquired substantially all of the business and assets of
New  Dimensions In Medicine,  Inc.  ("NDM") for a cash  purchase  price of $31.3
million plus the  assumption  of $4.6 million of  liabilities.  The business and
assets acquired relate to the manufacture and distribution of electrocardiograph
(ECG)  monitoring  electrodes,   electrosurgical  products  and  hydrogel  wound
dressings.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

         The  financial  statements  of New  Dimensions  In  Medicine,  Inc. and
     Subsidiaries together with auditors report as of December 31, 1995 and 1994
     and the financial  statements of NDM  Acquisition  Corp.  and  Subsidiaries
     (predecessor  of New Dimensions In Medicine,  Inc.) together with auditor's
     report  as of  October  14,  1994  and  December  31,  1993  and  1992  are
     incorporated herein by reference from Exhibits 99i and 99ii,  respectively,
     of CONMED Corporation's Report on Form 8-K dated February 16, 1996.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information

     Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 29, 1995
     Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income for the Year Ended
        December 29, 1995

(c)  Exhibits

         Asset  Purchase  Agreement By and Between New  Dimensions  In Medicine,
     Inc. and CONMED  Corporation -  Incorporated  herein by reference  from New
     Dimension In Medicine,  Inc.'s (Commission File No. 1-09156) Report on Form
     8-K dated October 18, 1995.

             UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         The following unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated  Statement of Income for
the year ended December 29, 1995 has been prepared to reflect adjustments to the
Company's  historical  results of operations to give pro forma effect to (i) the
Birtcher Medical Systems, Inc. ("Birtcher") Acquisition, (ii) the Master Medical
Corporation ("Master Medical") Acquisition,  and (iii) the NDM Acquisition.  The
attached unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated  Balance Sheet as of December 29, 1995
gives pro forma  effect to the NDM  Acquisition  as if it had  occurred  on that
date.

         These pro forma  statements  have been prepared by the Company based on
the unaudited  financial  statements of Birtcher for the period  January 1, 1995
through March 14, 1995 (date of CONMED's acquisition of Birtcher), the unaudited
financial  statements of Master  Medical for the period  January 1, 1995 through
May 19, 1995 (date of CONMED's  acquisition  of Master  Medical) and the audited
financial  statements of the Company and NDM for the years ended December 29 and
31, 1995, respectfully.

         The Company has  accounted  for the  Birtcher,  Master  Medical and NDM
Acquisitions  using the purchase method of accounting,  under which tangible and
identifiable  intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at
their  respective  fair  values.  Adjustments  to  the  Pro  Forma  Consolidated
Statement of Income  include such  adjustments  as are necessary to allocate the
Birtcher,  Master  Medical and NDM purchase  prices based on the estimated  fair
market  value of the assets  acquired  and the  liabilities  assumed and to give
effect to events that are directly attributable to the Birtcher,  Master Medical
and NDM  Acquisitions,  which are  expected to have a  continuing  impact on the
Company and are factually supportable.  The adjustments related to the Pro Forma
Consolidated  Statement of Income assume the  transactions  were  consummated on
December 31, 1994.  Allocations of the NDM purchase  price have been  determined
based upon  preliminary  estimates  of fair  market  value and,  therefore,  are
subject to change. Differences between the amounts included herein and the final
allocations are not expected to be material.

         These  pro  forma  statements  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
financial  position or results of operations  which would have been attained had
each of the acquisitions been consummated on the dates indicated or which may be
attained in the future.



                                                         CONMED CORPORATION
                                        UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                                For the Year Ended December 29, 1995
                                              (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                            Historical
                                                            Birtcher &
                                            Historical        Master                             Pro         Historical    
                                             CONMED           Medical       Adjustments         Forma           NDM        
                                            ----------     -----------      -----------        --------      ----------    
                                                                                                         
Net sales                                    $99,558        $    7,971        $  (104)(2)      $107,425       $ 29,536     
                                             -------        ----------        -------          --------       --------     

Cost of sales                                 52,402             4,727            344 (2)        56,811         17,675
                                                                                 (662)(3)

Selling and administrative expense            25,570             3,620            120 (4)        27,095         14,976     
                                                                               (1,461)(3)
                                                                                 (754)(5)

Research and development expense              2,832                600           (448)(2)         2,884                    
                                                                                 (100)(3)
                                             -------        ----------        -------          --------       --------     
                                              80,804             8,947         (2,961)           86,790         32,651     
                                             -------        ----------        -------          --------       --------     
Income (loss) from operations                 18,754              (976)         2,857            20,635         (3,115)    

Interest (expense) income, net                (1,991)              (90)          (329)(6)        (2,410)          (577)    

Other income (expense), net                                                                                        289     
                                             -------        ----------        -------          --------       --------     
Income (loss) before income tax               16,763            (1,066)        2 ,528            18,225         (3,403)    
Provision for income tax                       5,900                 0            612(7)          6,512            188     
                                             -------        ----------        -------          --------       --------     

Net income (loss)                            $10,863        $   (1,066)       $ 1,916          $ 11,713       $ (3,591)    
                                             =======        ==========        =======          ========       ========     

Earnings per common and common
      equivalent share                       $   .94                                           $    .99                    

Weighted average number of common
      shares and equivalents outstanding      11,613                              270(8)         11,883

(Continued)
                        See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information
                                          for an explanation of the pro forma adjustments.


                                                         CONMED CORPORATION
                                  UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Continued)
                                                For the Year Ended December 29, 1995
                                              (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                                                      Pro    
                                                            Adjustments              Forma   
                                                            -----------             -------- 
                                                                                    
Net sales                                                    $(4,034)(9)(10)(11)    $132,927 
                                                             -------                -------- 
                                                                                             
Cost of sales                                                 (3,848)(9)(10)(12)      70,638 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Selling and administrative expense                            (8,883)(9)(11)(12)      33,188 
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
Research and development expense                                 379 (9)(11)(12)       3,263 
                                                                                             
                                                             -------                -------- 
                                                             (12,352)                107,089 
                                                             -------                -------- 
Income (loss) from operations                                  8,318                  25,838 
                                                                                             
Interest (expense) income, net                                (2,048)(13)             (5,035)
                                                                                             
Other income (expense), net                                     (289)(11)                    
                                                             -------                -------- 
Income (loss) before income tax                                5,981                  20,803 
Provision for income tax                                         780 (14)              7,480 
                                                             -------                -------- 
                                                                                             
Net income (loss)                                            $ 5,201                $ 13,323 
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Earnings per common and common                                                               
      equivalent share                                                              $   1.12 
                                                                                             
Weighted average number of common                                                            
      shares and equivalents outstanding                                              11,883 

                        See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information
                                          for an explanation of the pro forma adjustments.




                                CONMED CORPORATION -- UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                                          December 29, 1995
                                                           (in thousands)

                                                   Historical       Historical                                    Pro
                                                    CONMED             NDM           Adjustments                 Forma
                                                   ----------       ----------       -----------                ---------
                                                                                                          
Assets
Current Assets:
      Cash ................................          $ 1,539        $   2,096         $     (22)(15)            $   3,613
      Accounts receivable, net ............           22,649            3,567              --                      26,216
      Income tax receivable ...............              961             --                --                         961
      Inventories .........................           20,943            5,504            (1,000)(16)               25,447
      Deferred income tax .................            2,678             --                --                       2,678
      Prepaid expenses ....................              476              295              --                         771
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
                  Total current assets ....           49,246           11,462            (1,022)                   59,686
Property, plant and equipment .............           19,728           10,370            (1,000)(16)               29,098
Deferred income taxes .....................            2,907             --                --                       2,907
Covenant not to compete ...................            1,153             --                --                       1,153
Goodwill ..................................           41,438             --              18,452 (16)               59,890
Patents and other assets ..................            4,931            8,281            (6,026)(16)                7,186
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
                  Total assets ............         $119,403        $ 30,113          $  10,404                 $ 159,920
                                                   =========        =========         =========                 =========
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt .........        $   6,000        $   1,403           $(1,403)(15)(16)        $   6,000
Accounts payable ..........................            2,351            2,562             1,295 (15)(16)            6,208
      Accrued payroll and withholdings ....            2,282              736             2,200 (16)                5,218
      Accrued pension .....................              274             --                --                         274
      Other current liabilities ...........              989            2,151              (427)(15)(16)            2,713
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
                  Total current liabilities           11,896            6,852             1,665                    20,413
Long-term debt (less current portion) .....           26,340            8,100            23,900(15)(17)            58,340
Accrued pension ...........................              276             --                --                         276
Deferred compensation .....................              868             --                --                         868
Long-term leases ..........................            3,521             --                --                       3,521
Other long-term liabilities ...............            1,500             --                --                       1,500
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
                  Total liabilities .......           44,401           14,952            25,565                    84,918
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
Shareholders' Equity:
      Common stock ........................              110               43               (43)(16)                  110
      Paid in capital .....................           44,560           18,457           (18,457)(16)               44,560
      Retained earnings ...................           30,332           (3,339)            3,339 (16)               30,332
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
            Total shareholders' equity ....           75,002           15,161           (15,161)                   75,002
                                                   ---------        ---------         ---------                 ---------
            Total liabilities and
               shareholders' equity .......        $ 119,403        $  30,113         $  10,404                 $ 159,920
                                                   =========        =========         =========                 =========

                                   See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
                                  Financial Information for explanation of pro forma adjustments.


         NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                 (in thousands, except share and per share data)

General

         1. The attached Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income for the year
ended  December  29,  1995  gives  effect to the  Birtcher  and  Master  Medical
Acquisitions,  which  were  completed  on  March  14,  1995  and May  19,  1995,
respectively,  and the NDM  Acquisition  which closed on February 23, 1996.  The
foregoing  Pro Forma  Consolidated  Balance  Sheet as of December 29, 1995 gives
effect to the NDM Acquisition as if this  transaction had occurred on that date.
No pro forma  adjustments  are  necessary  for the Birtcher  and Master  Medical
Acquisitions on the December 29, 1995 Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet since
those transactions were completed prior to December 29, 1995.

Birtcher and Master Medical Acquisitions

         2. Prior to the  Birtcher  Acquisition,  the Company  supplied  certain
partially  completed  manufactured items to Birtcher.  Net sales to Birtcher for
the period in 1995 up to the acquisition  date amounted to $104. This amount has
been  eliminated  from Net  sales  and Cost of sales in the Pro  Forma  Combined
Statement of Income.  Additionally,  Cost of sales and Research and  development
expense have been adjusted to conform to the Company's presentation.

         3. The  Birtcher  and  Master  Medical  Acquisitions  involved  medical
products  companies with product lines similar to those manufactured and sold by
the  Company.  Effective  with  the  respective  acquisition  dates  of the  two
businesses, the Company immediately reduced duplicate facilities, and eliminated
duplicate manufacturing,  selling,  administrative and research costs by closing
excess plants and by terminating  redundant staff. The following adjustments are
made to the historical  Birtcher and Master Medical  amounts to reflect the cost
reductions as of the beginning of the period presented:


Cost of sales........................................    $  (662)
Selling and administrative expense...................     (1,461)
Research and development expense.....................       (100)


         4. Selling and  administrative  expense has been increased $120 for the
year  ended  December  29,  1995  reflecting  the  additional   amortization  of
intangible  assets  resulting  from purchase  accounting  adjustments  using the
straight-line  method over the estimated  remaining useful lives of the acquired
assets.  Birtcher patents are amortized over a ten-year period  corresponding to
the  average  life  remaining  on  significant  patents.  Birtcher  goodwill  is
amortized over a 40-year period while Master Medical  goodwill is amortized over
a 15-year period.

         5. Birtcher settled two legal actions related to the acquisition by the
Company for a total of $754 in 1995 prior to the  acquisition  date. This amount
has  been  adjusted  from  the  historical  Birtcher  amounts  in the Pro  Forma
Consolidated  Statement  of Income for the year ended  December 29, 1995 because
the amounts do not pertain to operating activities.

         6. Additional  interest expense of $329 for the year ended December 29,
1995 has been added to the Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income to reflect
the additional  borrowings  outstanding due to the Master Medical Acquisition as
if the transaction had occurred as of December 31, 1994.

         7. No income tax provisions were provided by Birtcher or Master Medical
as Birtcher had operated at a loss while Master Medical  formerly  operated as a
subchapter  S  corporation  and  therefore  did not  record  tax  expense at the
corporate  level.  An  adjustment  has been made for the estimated tax effect of
Birtcher and Master Medical's historical results and pro forma adjustments.

         8.  The  acquisition  of  Birtcher  was  effected  by the  issuance  of
approximately  1,590,000  shares of the  Company's  common  stock for all of the
outstanding shares of Birtcher common and preferred stock. Pro forma adjustments
to the weighted  average number of shares and  equivalents  have been made as if
the transaction had occurred as of December 31, 1994.


NDM Acquisition

         9.  Prior to the NDM  Acquisition,  NDM  manufactured  and  marketed  a
therapeutic device for treatment of deep vein thrombosis commonly referred to as
a "foot  pump".  The  Company did not acquire  this small  product  line and has
eliminated the amounts applicable as follows:


Net sales...............................................  $  (594)
Cost of sales...........................................     (435)
Selling and administrative expense......................   (2,032)
Research and development expense........................     (117)

         10.  Prior  to  the  NDM  Acquisition,   NDM  manufactured  a  line  of
electrosurgical  ground pads for Birtcher and the Company. Net sales from NDM to
Birtcher  and the  Company  amounted to $1,257 for the year ended  December  29,
1995.  This amount has been  eliminated  from Net sales and Cost of sales in the
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income.

         11.  NDM's  revenue and expense  classifications  are  presented  using
different  policies than those used by the Company.  The  increases  (decreases)
necessary to reclassify such items in accordance with the Company's policies are
as follows:


Net sales...............................................  $(2,183)
Selling and administrative expense......................   (3,264)
Research and development expense........................      792
Other income (expense), net.............................     (289)

         12.  The NDM  Acquisition  involved  a medical  products  company  with
products  substantially similar to products currently  manufactured and marketed
by the Company.  Management of the Company has developed a plan that it began to
implement  on the  date  of  the  acquisition  which  will  eliminate  duplicate
personnel and other duplicate costs and therefore increase the efficiency of the
combined  operation.  The  manufacturing  operations  at the NDM  facility  have
continued  after  the date of the  acquisition.  Patents  are  amortized  over a
thirteen  year  period  while  goodwill  is  amortized  over a 40- year  period.
Assuming the purchase had occurred as of the beginning of the period  presented,
the adjustments are as follows:


Cost of sales...........................................  $(2,156)
Selling and administrative expense......................   (3,587)
Research and development expense........................     (296)

         13.  Historical  interest  expense  for NDM of $577 for the year  ended
December  29,  1995 has been  eliminated  as the related  debt was not  assumed.
Interest  expense of $2,625 for the year ended  December 29, 1995 has been added
to reflect a borrowing of $32,660  under the  Company's  term loan and revolving
credit facility as if the borrowing had occurred as of December 31, 1994.

         14.  Entry to reflect  the  estimated  tax  effect of NDM's  historical
results and the pro forma adjustments.

         15.  The  Company  did not  acquire  the debt of NDM or the  assets and
liabilities  associated  with the foot pump  product  line.  Adjustments  to the
historical  NDM balance sheet at December 29, 1995 to eliminate  these items are
as follows:

Current portion of long-term debt.......................  $(1,403)
Long-term debt (less current portion)...................   (8,100)
Cash....................................................      (22)
Accounts payable........................................     (205)
Accrued liabilities.....................................     (427)
  


         16. The NDM  Acquisition  was  effected by the payment of the  purchase
price  which is assumed to be $32,000 for  purposes  of the pro forma  financial
information.  The  transaction  will be accounted  for as a purchase.  The total
purchase price, historical book value and preliminary adjustments of book value,
assuming  the  acquisition  occurred on December  29, 1995,  are  summarized  as
follows:


Purchase price of net assets acquired...........................   $32,000
                                                                   -------
Adjustments to determine goodwill:
Historical net book value of NDM................................   (15,161)
Eliminate debt not acquired.....................................    (9,503)
Eliminate the net liabilities of the foot pump line...........        (610)
Adjust inventory to fair market value...........................     1,000
Adjust property, plant and equipment to fair market value            1,000
Adjust patents to fair market value.............................     6,026
Increase liabilities for change in control costs and financial,
 legal, accounting and similar expenses.........................    3,700
                                                                   -------
Total adjustments..................................                (13,548)
                                                                   -------
Goodwill......................................................     $18,452
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         17. The purchase price for the NDM Acquisition was financed  through an
advance  under a $65,000 term loan.  Additionally,  the Company  refinanced  its
existing  debt under this term loan.  The entire term loan is payable  over five
years at an interest  rate of 1.25% over LIBOR.  The Company has also received a
$15,000 revolving line of credit with similar interest amounts.

                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                       CONMED CORPORATION



                                       By: /s/  Robert D. Shallish, Jr.
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                                          Vice President-Finance



Dated: March 8,1996