8-K

                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2005


                             Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Texas                 0001-09913                   74-1891727
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 (State or other              (Commission               (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction                 File Number)             Identification No.)
 of incorporation)

              8023 Vantage Drive
              San Antonio, Texas                                      78230
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 524-9000

         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Principal Executive Officers; Election
             of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

         On November 15, 2005, Kinetic Concepts, Inc. announced the appointment
of Woodrin Grossman to the Board of Directors as a Class A director and a
member of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Nominating and Governance
Committee. In connection with the appointment, the Board of Directors, by
resolution, increased the size of the board under the Bylaws from nine to ten
directors.


Item 9.01    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press Release issued by Kinetic Concepts, Inc. on
                November 15, 2005.




                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                               KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.
                                               (REGISTRANT)


Date: November 15, 2005                        By:  /s/ Martin J. Landon
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                                               Name:   Martin J. Landon
                                               Title:  Vice President and Chief
                                                       Financial Officer




                                 Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press Release issued by Kinetic Concepts, Inc. on
               November 15, 2005.

EX-99

                                                                   Exhibit 99.1


                                                                  PRESS RELEASE
                                                      Contact: Martin J. Landon
                                                                 (210) 255-6494

                                                          Elliot Sloane - Media
                                                               Sloane & Company
                                                                 (212) 446-1860

                             KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.
                       ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW DIRECTOR

San Antonio, Texas, November 15, 2005 -- Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI),
today announced that in accordance with its By-Laws, the Board of Directors has
increased the size of the Board from nine directors to ten, and has appointed
Woodrin Grossman to serve as a director and a member of the Board's Audit and
Compliance Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

"We are very pleased that Woody has agreed to serve on KCI's Board of
Directors," said Ronald W. Dollens, Chairman of the Board of KCI. "He brings a
great deal of healthcare, finance and audit experience to our Board."

Mr. Grossman recently retired as a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers after 37
years of service with the firm, where he served as the Global Chairman of the
firm's Healthcare Practice. While with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Grossman
served as the lead audit partner of audits of multiple Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Grossman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Odyssey HealthCare,
Inc. He earned his MBA in Accounting from the Wharton School of Business and
his Bachelors degree in Economics from Moravian College.

About KCI
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Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a global medical technology company with leadership
positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces. We design,
manufacture, market and service a wide range of proprietary products that can
improve clinical outcomes while helping to reduce the overall cost of patient
care. Our advanced wound care systems incorporate our proprietary V.A.C.(R)
technology, which has been clinically demonstrated to help promote wound
healing and can help reduce the cost of treating patients with serious wounds.
Our therapeutic surfaces, including specialty hospital beds, mattress
replacement systems and overlays, are designed to address pulmonary
complications associated with immobility and to prevent skin breakdown. We have
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.