Acquisition Highlights: Combination establishes leading platform in rapidly growing biosurgery market Acquisition of new growth platform represents significant diversification and expansion of KCI's business portfolio and long-term revenue and earnings growth Combines two market leaders with complementary, best-in-class technologies and advances KCI's presence in the operating room and acute care setting Strong shared commitment to innovation and commercialization of novel medical solutions Purchase price of $51.00 per share represents 18% premium over April 4, 2008 closing price Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has denied all post-trial motions of the parties in KCI's patent litigation against Medela AG and BlueSky Medical Group.

By Randolph Heaster, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Mar. 27--Stephen Gregory remembers the barren landscape that was Kansas City International Airport after the 2001 terrorist attacks and the shutdown of Vanguard Airlines less than a year later.

TORRANCE, Calif., March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- KCI Co

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI), a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces, today announced the launch of the new www.kci1.com, the company's web-based resource center.