KCI Announces Final Approval to Enter Japan Market

Formal regulatory approval enables commercialization of innovative V.A.C.®
Therapy System in Japan
SAN ANTONIO--(Business Wire)--
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced today that the Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has granted final regulatory approval for KCI
to market and sell its innovative V.A.C.® Therapy System in the country.

"Japan has a deep heritage of providing outstanding medical care, and the people
of KCI are pleased and humbled to have the opportunity to serve this market,"
said Catherine Burzik, KCI president and CEO. "What makes us especially proud is
that our clinically proven V.A.C.® Therapy System will fill a real unmet medical
need in Japan for hard-to-heal wounds."

Reimbursement applications have been submitted following regulatory approval.
Operational preparations, including employee hiring, are underway for commercial
launch at the time of reimbursement approval. KCI anticipates reimbursement
approval in the first half of 2010.

About KCI

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) is a leading global medical technology
company devoted to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of
innovative, high-technology therapies and products for the wound care, tissue
regeneration and therapeutic support system markets. Headquartered in San
Antonio, Texas, KCI's success spans more than three decades and can be traced to
a history deeply rooted in innovation and a passion for significantly improving
the healing and the lives of patients around the world.

The Company employs approximately 6,700 people and markets its products in more
than 20 countries. For more information about KCI, and how its products are
changing the practice of medicine, visit www.KCI1.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding expected timing
of reimbursement approval and commercial launch of V.A.C. Therapy in Japan.
Forward-looking statements may contain words such as believes, expects,
anticipates, estimates, projects, intends, should, seeks, future, continue, or
the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors
that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary
materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Additional risks and
factors are identified in KCI's filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange
Commission (the SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2008, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2009, which are available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov.
KCI undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement,
or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Media:
Kevin Belgrade
Office: 210-255-6232
Wireless: 210-216-1236
kevin.belgrade@kci1.com
or
Investors:
Adam Rodriguez
Office: 210-255-6197
Wireless: 210-861-7969
adam.rodriguez@kci1.com

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