Independent Auditors' Consent




The Board of Directors
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements  (No. 33-26673 and No. 33-26674) on Form  S-8  of
Kinetic  Concepts, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company")  of
our   report  dated  February  6,  1996,  relating  to   the
consolidated  balance sheets of the Company as  of  December
31,  1995  and 1994, and the related consolidated statements
of  earnings, capital accounts, and cash flows for  each  of
the  years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995,
which   report  appears  in  the  1995  annual   report   to
shareholders  which  is incorporated  by  reference  in  the
December 31, 1995 annual report on Form 10-K of the  Company
and  our  report  dated February 6, 1996,  relating  to  the
related  financial statement schedule as of and for each  of
the  years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995,
which  report appears in the December 31, 1995 annual report
on Form 10-K of the Company.

Our  report  refers to a change in the method of  accounting
for  income  taxes  in 1993 and a change in  the  method  of
applying overhead to inventory in 1994.

                                  /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
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                                   KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


San Antonio, Texas
March 28, 1996