KCI Subsidiaries
                  (Updated October 15, 1997)

KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC., a Texas corporation
     (Tax ID #74-1891727) [Became a public company 6-7-88]

Subsidiaries:

1.   KCI Therapeutic Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2152396)

2.   KCI New Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2615226)

3.   KCI Properties Limited, a Texas limited liability company
     (Tax ID #74-2621178)

4.   KCI Real Property Limited, a Texas limited liability
     company, d/b/a Premier Properties (Tax ID #74-2644430)

5.   KCI Air, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2765302)

6.   Medical Retro Design, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2652711)

7.   KCI Clinical Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2675416)  [DISSOLVED 09/22/97]

8.   KCI Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2804102)

9.   Plexus Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #74-2814710)

10.  The Kinetic Concepts Foundation, a Texas non-profit
     corporation (Tax ID# 74-282-2321)

11.  KCI-RIK Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID# ###-##-####)

12.  KCI International, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     (Tax ID #51-0307888)

     (a)  KCI Medical Canada, Inc., a Canadian corporation

     (b)  KCI Medical Ltd., a United Kingdom corporation
          (formerly Mediscus International Limited), name
          change effective October 31, 1995

          NOTE:  All assets of KCI Medical United Kingdom
          Limited and Mediscus Products Limited are being
          transferred to KCI Medical Limited effective January
          1, 1996.

          DORMANT UK COMPANIES:

          (i)  KCI Medical United Kingdom Limited
          (ii) Mediscus Products Limited
          (iii)Home-Care Medical Products Limited (formerly
               KCII Medical Limited)

          NOTE:  Home-Care Medical and KCII Medical swapped
          names in October, 1995.  KCII Medical Limited was
          formerly Lingard Leasing.

     (c)  KCI Medical Holding GmbH (formerly KCI Handels GmbH)

          (i)  KCI Mediscus Produkte GmbH
          (ii) KCI Therapie Gerate mbH (formerly Verwalt)

     (d)  Equipement Medical KCI, S.A.R.L., a French
          corporation

     (e)  KCI Medical B.V., a Netherlands corporation

     (f)  KCI Mediscus AG, a Swiss corporation

     (g)  KCI Mediscus Klinikausstattung Gesellschaft mbH with
          domicile in Vienna

     (h)  KCI Europe Holding B.V., a Netherlands corporation

     (i)  KCI International-Virgin Islands, Inc., a Virgin
          Islands corporation

     (j)  KCI Medica Espana, S.A., a Spanish corporation

     (k)  KCI Medical Australia PTY, Ltd., an Australian
          corporation

     (l)  KCI Medical S.r.l., an Italian corporation

     (m)  KCI Medical A/S, Denmark

     (n)  KCI Medical AB, Sweden

     (o)  Ethos Medical Group Ltd., an Irish Company, Athlone,
          Ireland

     (p)  KCI Equi-Tron Inc., a Canadian corporation