Attached files
Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-114010 and 333-115254) pertaining to the 2004 Equity Plan, the 2004
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the 1997 Management Equity Plan and the 2003
Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. of our reports dated
February 24, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Kinetic Concepts, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting of Kinetic Concepts, Inc., included in
the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.
/s/
Ernst & Young, LLP
Ernst
& Young, LLP
San
Antonio, Texas
February
24, 2010