Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Prices Convertible Notes



    Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) today announced the pricing of
    its offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25%
    convertible senior notes due 2015. KCI has also granted an option to
    the initial purchasers of the notes to purchase up to an additional
    $90 million aggregate principal amount of notes to cover
    over-allotments.

    -- The coupon on the notes will be 3.25% per year on the

    principal amount. Interest will accrue from April 21, 2008

    and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and

    October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2008.

    -- The notes will mature on April 15, 2015, unless previously

    converted or repurchased in accordance with their terms. The

    notes are not redeemable by KCI prior to the maturity date.

    -- Upon conversion, holders will receive cash up to the aggregate

    principal amount of the notes being converted and shares of

    KCI common stock in respect of the remainder, if any, of KCI´s

    conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal

    amount of the notes being converted. The initial conversion

    rate for the notes will be 19.4764 shares of KCI common stock

    per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equivalent to

    an initial conversion price of approximately $51.34 per share

    of common stock and represents a 27.5% conversion premium over

    the last reported sale price of KCI´s common stock on April

    15, 2008, which was $40.27 per share. The conversion rate and

    the conversion price will be subject to adjustment in certain

    events, such as distributions of dividends or stock splits.

    -- In connection with the offering, KCI entered into convertible

    note hedge and warrant transactions with financial

    institutions that are affiliates of two of the offering´s

    initial purchasers to increase the effective conversion price

    of the notes to approximately $60.41, which is approximately

    50% higher than the closing price of KCI´s common stock on

    April 15, 2008.

    KCI intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the offering
    to pay the estimated $42.3 million cost of the convertible note hedge
    transactions, taking into account the proceeds to KCI from the warrant
    transactions, and to use the balance of the net proceeds to fund a
    portion of the purchase price of the proposed acquisition of LifeCell
    Corporation, repay certain indebtedness of KCI, provide ongoing
    working capital and provide for other general corporate purposes of
    the combined company. The closing of the sale of the notes is expected
    to occur on April 21, 2008, subject to the satisfaction of various
    customary closing conditions.

    KCI has been advised that, in connection with establishing their
    initial hedge of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions
    described above, KCI´s counterparties or their affiliates expect to
    enter into various derivative transactions with respect to KCI common
    stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes.
    These activities could have the effect of increasing, or preventing a
    decline in, the price of KCI common stock concurrently with or shortly
    after the pricing of the notes. KCI has been further advised that its
    counterparties or their affiliates may modify their respective hedge
    positions by entering into or unwinding various derivative
    transactions with respect to KCI common stock and/or by purchasing or
    selling KCI common stock in secondary market transactions during the
    term of the notes. In particular, such hedge modification transactions
    are likely to occur during an observation period related to any
    conversions of the notes, which may have a negative effect on the
    amount or value of the consideration received in relation to the
    conversion of those notes. Any of these activities could adversely
    affect the value of KCI common stock and the value of consideration
    that holders may receive upon conversion of the notes.

    The notes and the shares of common stock underlying the notes have
    not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
    "Securities Act"), or any applicable state securities laws, and will
    be offered only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule
    144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Unless so registered, the
    notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant
    to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
    Act and applicable state securities laws.

    This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
    solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be
    any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer

    solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
    qualification under the securities laws of any state.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This communication contains forward-looking statements, which may
    be identified by 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. Such forward-looking
    statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the
    proposed transaction, KCI´s ability to implement its strategic and
    business initiatives, including its proposed acquisition of LifeCell
    Corporation, financial expectations and intentions and other
    statements that are not historical facts. Additional risks and factors
    are identified in KCI´s filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange
    Commission (the "SEC"), including its Report on Form 10-K for the
    fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, which is available on the SEC´s
    website at http://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.