Hill-Rom (HRC) Sells Patents & Intellectual Property Relating to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Kinetic Concepts (KCI)

June 29, 2009 9:14 AM EDT

Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC) announced the sale of Hill-Rom's patents and intellectual property relating to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) to Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE: KCI). Hill-Rom's NPWT portfolio included U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications covering innovations to NPWT components, protocols, and related therapies. The transaction is effective immediately.

Terms were not disclosed.

Hill-Rom is a worldwide manufacturer and provider of medical technologies and related services for the health care industry, including patient support systems, safe mobility and handling solutions, non-invasive therapeutic products for a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, medical equipment rentals, and information technology solutions.[SM]


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