Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to Participate in Credit Suisse First Boston Annual Healthcare Conference.

SAN ANTONIO -- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI), today announced it will participate in the Credit Suisse First Boston Annual Healthcare Conference on, Friday, November 19, 2004, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dennert O. Ware, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Martin J. Landon, Chief Financial Officer, will present on the company's business at 11:00 a.m. EST.

The live audio webcast of KCI's presentation will be accessible through the company's website at www.kci1.com/investor. The webcast will be archived on the website for future on-demand replay for 30 days.

System requirements for the webcast include Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or higher). Users also should have the most recent version of Windows Media Player, which can be downloaded for free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/. Users may experience varying levels of performance based on their connection speed, system capabilities and presence of the corporate firewall. To ensure a connection users should go to the program five to 15 minutes before its start.

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces. The Company designs, manufactures, markets and services a wide range of proprietary products that can significantly improve clinical outcomes while reducing the overall cost of patient care by accelerating the healing process or preventing complications. The Company's advanced wound care systems incorporate our proprietary Vacuum Assisted Closure(R), or V.A.C.(R), technology, which has been clinically demonstrated to promote wound healing and reduce the cost of treating patients with serious wounds. The Company's therapeutic surfaces, including specialty hospital beds, mattress replacement systems and overlays, are designed to address complications associated with immobility and obesity, such as pressure sores and pneumonia. The Company has an infrastructure designed to meet the specific needs of medical professionals and patients across all health care settings including acute care hospitals, extended care facilities and patients' homes both in the United States and abroad.

Any statements made about KCI's anticipated financial results are forward-looking statements subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in KCI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including, among other sections, under the captions, "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," which are on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.