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Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI)At 4:03PM ET: 34.87  Up 0.32 (0.93%)  
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Kinetic Concepts Inc.
8023 Vantage Drive
San Antonio, TX 78230
United States - Map
Phone: 210-524-9000
Web Site: http://www.kci1.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Healthcare
Industry:Medical Appliances & Equipment
Full Time Employees:6,900

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., a medical technology company, engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of therapies and products for the wound care, tissue regeneration, and therapeutic support system markets. Its therapies and products address five principal clinical applications: advanced wound healing and tissue repair, pulmonary complications in the intensive care unit, regenerative medicine, bariatric care, and wound treatment and prevention. The company’s wound healing and tissue repair systems incorporate its vacuum assisted closure therapy technology to meet the needs of specific care settings and wound or patient requirements, including acute care setting, serious trauma wounds, failed surgical closures, amputations, and serious pressure ulcers. It offers various products consisting of kinetic therapy, prone therapy, and kinetic prone therapy for treating pulmonary complications in the intensive care unit, which provide mobility to patients who cannot mobilize themselves. The company’ regenerative medicine products include biological soft tissue repair products made from human and animal tissue for use in reconstructive, orthopedic, and urogynecologic surgical procedures to repair soft tissue defects. Its bariatric care products provide a range of therapy options and support, and serve as a cardiac chair, weight scale, and x-ray table. Kinetic Concepts offers various therapeutic support systems for wound treatment and prevention providing pressure reduction, pressure relief, pulsation, alternating pressure, and a continuous turn of a minimum of 20 degrees. It operates in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Kinetic Concepts Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 59.6% of S&P 400 companies and 83.8% of Health Care Equipment & Services companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Ms. Catherine M. Burzik , 58
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Exec. Director, Chairman of Technology Committee and Interim Pres of Global VAC
    $ 1.55M $ 344.00K
    Mr. James R. Leininger M.D., 63
    Founder, Chairman Emeritus and Member of Technology Committee
    $ 69.00KN/A
    Mr. Martin Landon , 49
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 656.00K $ 0
    Mr. Stephen Seidel , 52
    Chief Admin. Officer, Gen. Counsel and Pres of Global Therapeutic Support Systems
    $ 566.00K $ 0
    Ms. Lynne D. Sly , 48
    Exec. VP and Global Pres of Therapeutic Support Systems
    $ 501.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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