UTICA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CONMED Corporation (Nasdaq: CNMD) today announced that Joseph G. Darling has been appointed President of the Company’s CONMED Linvatec subsidiary, which specializes in surgical devices for the repair of soft tissue injuries to joints often caused by sports activity and is often referred to as Sports Medicine or Arthroscopy. The unit, based in Largo, Florida, is also a market leader in Powered Surgical Instruments for use by surgeons in orthopedics and a wide variety of other specialties.