STRONGER MEDICAL-DEVICE SALES BOOST KCI'S EARNINGS

Higher sales of Kinetic Concepts Inc.'s flagship V.A.C. wound-healing device led to a 31 percent increase in first-quarter earnings, the company said Tuesday. San Antonio-based Kinetic Concepts reported net income of $48.5 million, or 66 cents per diluted share, on revenues of $319.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
San Antonio Business Journal