Kinetic concepts medical device company intelligence report

Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports provide a full review of the company's activities, from its origins to its latest corporate activity, including mergers and acquisitions, agreements, divestitures, major purchasing contracts and litigation. Sections are included on products, international activities and R&D, as well as a full, in-depth five year financial analysis. An introduction to each report and a full table of contents is provided for review. More than 60 Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports are currently available. Founded in 1976, Texas, US-based Kinetic Concepts Inc (KCI) is a global medical technology company with primary business units serving the advanced wound care, regenerative medicine and therapeutic support systems markets. The company operates three business units: Active Healing Solutions (AHS) - based at the company’s headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, the AHS business is focused on the development and commercialisation of advanced wound care therapies based on its negative pressure technology platform (NPTP), which employs negative pressure in a variety of applications to promote wound healing. NPTP comprises three primary product categories: negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), negative pressure surgical management (NPSM) and negative pressure regenerative medicine (NPRM). NPWT, through the company’s V.A.C. therapy portfolio, currently represents the primary source of revenue for the AHS business. In addition, it continues to develop new products and therapies in NPSM and plans to launch NPRM products to broaden and diversify its NPTP revenue streams in the future. During 2010 and 2011, KCI’s latest NPWT product, the V.A.C.Via therapy system, was launched in the US and in select European markets, respectively. LifeCell - located in Branchburg, New Jersey, US, the LifeCell business is focused on the development and commercialisation of regenerative and reconstructive acellular tissue matrices for use in reconstructive, orthopaedic and urogynaecologic surgical procedures to repair soft tissue defects, as well as for reconstructive and cosmetic procedures. Existing products include human-based AlloDerm regenerative tissue matrix and porcine-based Strattice reconstructive tissue matrix in various configurations designed to meet the needs of patients and caregivers. The majority of LifeCell’s revenue is generated from the clinical applications of challenging hernia repair and post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, which is generated primarily in the US in the acute care setting on a direct billing basis. KCI continues efforts to penetrate markets with its other LifeCell products while developing and commercialising additional tissue matrix products and applications to expand into new markets and geographies. Browse All: Medical Device Research Reports Therapeutic Support Systems (TSS) - also based in San Antonio, the TSS business is focused on commercialising specialised therapeutic support systems, including hospital beds, mattress replacement systems, overlays and patient mobility devices. The business rents and sells products in three primary surface categories: critical care, wound care and bariatric care. Its critical care products, typically used in the ICU, are designed to address pulmonary complications associated with immobility; its wound care surfaces are used to reduce or treat skin breakdown; and its bariatric care surfaces assist caregivers in the safe and dignified handling of obese and morbidly obese patients, while addressing complications related to immobility. The TSS business moved into the patient mobility sector in January 2011 with the acquisition of TechniMotion Medical. Related Reports: Toshiba Medical Systems Medical Device Company Intelligence ReportSmiths Medical Medical Device Company Intelligence Report