LARGO, Fla. (AP) _ Conmed Corp. (CNMD) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $46.2 million.

The Largo, Florida-based company said it had profit of $1.48 per share. Earnings, adjusted for gains related to mergers and acquisitions, came to 77 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 75 cents per share.

The medical technology company posted revenue of $275.1 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $282.2 million.

Conmed expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.21 to $3.28 per share, with revenue in the range of $1.1 billion to $1.12 billion.

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