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                                                                    Exhibit 11.1

                    KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS
                     (In thousands, except per share data)




                                                      Year ended December 31,
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                    1994       1993       1992
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                              
Earnings before income taxes, minority
  interest, extraordinary item and cumulative
  effects of changes in accounting principles     $119,550   $ 14,627   $ 47,917
Income taxes                                       (55,949)    (7,175)   (19,405)
Minority interest in subsidiary loss                    40        560       -
                                                  --------   --------   --------
Net earnings before extraordinary item and
  cumulative effects of changes in accounting
  principles                                        63,641      8,012     28,512

Extraordinary item                                    -          (400)      -
Cumulative effect of change in method of
  accounting for inventory                             742       -          -
Cumulative effect of change in method of
  accounting for income taxes                         -           450       -
                                                  --------   --------   --------

Net earnings                                        64,383      8,062     28,512
Dividends and accretion related to
  preferred stock                                     -          (171)      (322)
                                                  --------   --------   --------

Net earnings available to common shareholders     $ 64,383   $  7,891   $ 28,190
                                                  ========   ========   ========
Shares used in earnings per share computations      44,143     44,627     45,060
                                                  ========   ========   ========

Earnings per share:
  Earnings before extraordinary item and
    cumulative effects of changes in
    accounting principles                         $   1.44   $   0.18   $   0.63
  Extraordinary item                                  -         (0.01)      -
  Cumulative effect of change in method of
    accounting for inventory                          0.02       -          -
  Cumulative effect of change in method of
    accounting for income taxes                       -          0.01       -
                                                  --------   --------   --------
                                                  $   1.46   $   0.18   $   0.63
                                                  ========   ========   ========

Shares used in earnings per share
  computations - assuming full dilution             44,709     44,634     45,129
                                                  ========   ========   ========

Earnings per share - assuming full dilution:
  Earnings before extraordinary item and
    cumulative effects of changes in
    accounting principles                         $   1.42   $   0.18   $   0.63
  Extraordinary item                                  -         (0.01)      -
  Cumulative effect of change in method of
    accounting for inventory                          0.02       -          -
  Cumulative effect of change in method of
    accounting for income taxes                       -          0.01       -
                                                  --------   --------   --------
                                                  $   1.44   $   0.18   $   0.63
                                                  ========   ========   ========

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                                                        Exhibit 11.1 (Continued)

                    KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS
                     (In thousands, except per share data)


         COMPUTATION OF SHARES USED IN EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS



                                                      Year ended December 31,
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                    1994       1993       1992
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                                
Average outstanding common shares                  43,912     44,249     43,834
Average common equivalent shares - dilutive
  effect of option shares                             231        378      1,226
                                                   ------     ------     ------
Shares used in earnings per share computation      44,143     44,627     45,060
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     SHARES USED IN EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATIONS ASSUMING FULL DILUTION



                                                      Year ended December 31,
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                    1994       1993       1992
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                                
Average outstanding common shares                  43,912     44,249     43,834
Average common equivalent shares - dilutive
  effect of option shares                             797        385      1,295
                                                   ------     ------     ------
Shares used in earnings per share computation
  - assuming full dilution                         44,709     44,634     45,129
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