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KCI Boosts Research and Development Capabilities with Launch of Advanced Research and Technology Center
Innovation Center to Accelerate Company Mission of Making Healing Possible; New Organization Will Fuel Product Development and Commercialization
International Consensus Document Offers Greater Clarity on Treatment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
New insights from global experts on pressure ulcers to be released at the 20th Conference of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) in Geneva
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KCI's LifeCell™ Corporation and Novadaq Technologies Enter North American Sales and Marketing Agreement for Exclusive Distribution of SPY® Imaging System
Prevena™ Incision Management System now available to all U.S. hospitals
New KCI Product Designed to Manage Incisions Following Surgery, Such as General, OB/GYN, Orthopedic, Cardiac Procedures
Prevena™ Incision Management System now available to all U.S. hospitals
KCI Obtains Favorable Ruling in German Patent Case
Court Finds Smith & Nephew's Renasys EZ Product Infringes KCI Patent; Issues Injunction
KCI Obtains Injunction against Smith & Nephew in United Kingdom
UK High Court of Justice Enters Injunction Against Smith & Nephew’s NPWT Products; Injunction Stayed Pending Expedited Appeal
KCI Wins UK Patent Case Against Smith & Nephew
UK High Court of Justice Finds Smith & Nephew's Products Infringe Two NPWT Patents Exclusively Owned By KCI
KCI Prevena™ Incision Management System Licensed by Health Canada
Designed to Help Manage Patients' Incisions Successfully Following Surgery
KCI Receives FDA Clearance for Prevena™ Incision Management System
Postsurgical Incision Management Represents $1 Billion Global Market Opportunity: U.S. Approval Follows Prevena™ System Launch in Europe and Canada
KCI First Manufacturer to Commit to Submitting Product Labeling for FDA Medical Device Home Use Initiative
Move Signals KCI's Support of FDA's Goal of Ensuring Strong Standards for Patient Home Use
KCI Announces FDA Clearance of V.A.C.® Therapy for Venous Insufficiency Ulcers
Extends KCI's Reach Across All Three Major Chronic Wound Types
KCI to Feature Full Range of Negative Pressure Technology Platform at EWMA
KCI will launch its full range of new NPTP products and support the release of a consensus document on pressure ulcer prevention titled International Review - Pressure, Shear, Friction and Microclimate in Context
KCI Appoints Ron Silverman, M.D., FACS, Chief Medical Officer
Latest Innovation Provides Groundbreaking Design in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
KCI to Launch the V.A.C.VIA™, an Advanced Mobile Healing Technology
Latest Innovation Provides Groundbreaking Design in Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
KCI Appoints Kien Nguyen Vice President of Global Marketing for Active Healing Solutions™
Will Oversee Global Market Development for Negative Pressure Technology Platform
KCI to Feature Unparalleled Range of NPTP Products and Services at SAWC
Negative Pressure Symposium and Conference Exhibit to Focus on KCI's Ongoing Commitment to Improve and Simplify Negative Pressure Treatments
KCI Launches the Prevena™ Incision Management System in Europe and Canada
Prevena™ System First and Only Powered Negative Pressure Product Designed to Manage Incisions at Risk of Complication
KCI Launches the Prevena™ Incision Management System in Europe and Canada
Prevena™ System First and Only Powered Negative Pressure Product Designed to Manage Incisions at Risk of Complication
KCI Pledges additional Haiti Relief
Disaster has a way of bringing us together. Today KCI has come together as a company to address the significant needs of the people in Haiti. As you know, KCI has been able to donate our products, and now we’d like to help stretch the impact of donations employees may choose to make to the Haiti relief efforts.
KCI Sends Critically Needed Medical Products to Haiti to Help Treat Seriously Wounded
KCI Donates its Signature V.A.C.® Therapy and Other Wound Care Products; In-Kind Donation Valued at More Than $2 Million
KCI Announces Final Approval to Enter Japan Market
Formal regulatory approval enables commercialization of innovative V.A.C.® Therapy System in Japan.
Kinetic Concepts Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter and First Nine Months of 2009
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) today reported third quarter 2009 total revenue of $504.4 million, compared to $503.3 million reported for the third quarter of 2008.
KCI honors Dr. Louis Argenta with research-based fellowship and scholarship
Grant celebrates the conception of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
KCI Hosts Investigator Meeting for New Multicenter Observational ABTAC Study during American College of Surgeons' Clinical Congr
Hosts Open Abdomen Management Symposium Featuring Top Surgical, Critical Care Experts
Australian Appeals Court Lifts Temporary Injunction Against Smith & Nephew Foam Dressing Kit
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) announced today that the Full Court of The Federal Court of Australia, Victoria District Registry has lifted a temporary injunction in KCI’s patent litigation with Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN). The temporary injunction, which was issued in June 2009, prohibited Smith & Nephew from selling foam dressing kits for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in Australia. The temporary injunction is being lifted until the trial court can rule on the merits of the patent infringement case. The trial on the merits is scheduled to take place in June 2010. KCI is seeking monetary damages and permanent injunctive relief against Smith & Nephew in Australia for the marketing and sale of NPWT dressing kits which KCI believes infringe a patent licensed to KCI from Wake Forest University Health Sciences.
KCI Highlights ABThera™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy System at American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Conference Symposium
Company Also Introduces New U.S. Open Abdomen Management System Clinical Guidelines
KCI Reunited with Formerly Conjoined Egyptian Twins after Landmark Surgery
Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim, the eight-year-old craniopagus twins successfully separated during a well-documented and risky 34-hour operation in 2003, will visit Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) Friday for a celebratory reunion.
KCI Sponsors Georgetown Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference Symposium Featuring Top Limb Preservation Experts
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) will sponsor a CME-accredited panel discussion, “The Role of NPWT in the Team Approach to Limb Salvage: Case Studies,” at the 3rd Annual Georgetown Diabetic Limb Salvage conference September 24-26.
KCI Announces Expected Regulatory Approval to Enter Japan Market
KCI announced today that it has been informed by the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency in Japan that in October the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will grant regulatory approval for KCI to begin market development activities in Japan for its innovative V.A.C.® Therapy product.
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to Participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2009
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) today announced that Catherine Burzik, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
KCI Launches Innovative ABThera(TM) Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy System to Help Manage Patients with Severe Conditions
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI), today announced the official launch of ABThera™ open abdomen negative pressure therapy system, the latest addition to its Negative Pressure Technology Platform (NPTP).
United States Patent and Trademark Office Confirms Validity of KCI Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Patents
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Office actions confirming the validity of three separate patents licensed to KCI by Wake Forest University Health Sciences in re-examination proceedings.
KCI Appoints Michael Genau to New Global Leadership Position That Directs Expansion of Current Wound Therapy Division
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced today that Michael Genau has joined the Company in the newly formed position of Global President, Wound Therapy.
KCI Announces Intention to Appeal UK Court Ruling Revoking NPWT Patent
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced today that the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has revoked a patent licensed to KCI from Wake Forest University.
Department of Health (DH) highlights V.A.C.(R) Therapy As Having High Potential in Improving Community-Based Wound Care
Improving wound care in the community may be the fastest route to reach some of Lord Darzi’s proposed quality improvements for the NHS. And using KCI’s V.A.C.®
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Announces Date of its Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI), today announced that it will report its second quarter 2009 financial results on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at 6:00 a.m. EDT.
Australia Court Issues Temporary Injunction Prohibiting Smith & Nephew from Selling Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Foam Dressing Kit
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI) announced today that The Federal Court of Australia, Victoria District Registry, issued a temporary injunction prohibiting Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN) from selling foam dressing kits for negative pressure wound therapy in Australia until the court can rule on the patent infringement action brought against Smith & Nephew by KCI.
KCI and YHEC Launch Flexible New Evidence-based Tool to Help Hospitals Optimize Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. in conjunction with The York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) will launch a new Budget Impact Model (BIM) for wound care surfaces at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) Conference in Helsinki .
KCI Announces European Launch of Innovative V.A.C. Simplace Dressing and V.A.C. GranuFoam Bridge Dressing Products
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to Present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference
KCI and Carroll Hospital Group Inc. Partner to Help Prevent Pressure Ulcers and Reduce Patient Falls
KCI Introduces new V.A.C. GranuFoam Bridge Dressing
KCI announced today the U.S. market launch of its new V.A.C.® GranuFoam™ Bridge Dressing, further expanding the portfolio of dressings used in the treatment of chronic wounds. This new dressing is expected to simplify application in chronic wounds, especially Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) where it is compatible with off-loading devices.
International Pressure Ulcer Experts Present Guidelines for Performing Prevalence and Incidence Studies
KCI Obtains Temporary Injunction in the United Kingdom Against Smith & Nephew Foam Dressing Kit
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) announced today that a temporary injunction against Smith & Nephew has been granted by the Specialist Patents Court in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to Present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) today announced that Catherine Burzik, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 27th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
KCI Introduces its New V.A.C. Simplace Dressing Featuring V.A.C. GranuFoam and 3M Tegaderm Dressings
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. to Present at the Piper Jaffray 20th Annual Health Care Conference