POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the  undersigned hereby
constitutes, designates and appoints Dennert O. Ware,
Martin J. Landon, Teresa A. Johnson, Lulu P. Olson, Stephen D. Seidel, and
John T. Bibb as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to
act alone and without the other, for the undersigned and in the
undersigned's name,place and stead, in any and all capacities, to
execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all filings required
by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Sections
13 of 16 of such act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, and
requisite documents in connection with such filings, respecting securities of
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., a Texas corporation, including but not limited to
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Schedules 13D and 13G under such act and
any amendments thereto.

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until
revoked by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument
as of the 15th day of November, 2005.




/s/ Woodrin Grossman
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