UTICA, N.Y., Sept. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CONMED Corporation’s (Nasdaq:CNMD) CONMED Endoscopic Technologies business unit today announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and have begun launch activity for the Axcess(tm) Multidirectional Papillotome, the Gore VIABIL(r) Biliary Endoprosthesis, the Auto-Band Ligator and the Beamer(tm) System and related Beamer(tm) Argon Snare Probe.