Exhibit 10.2

September 19, 2005

Mr. Chris Cashman
229 Southern Hill Drive
Duluth, GA 30097

Dear Chris,

On behalf of KCI, it is a pleasure to confirm the employment offer we recently
discussed.  The specific terms and conditions of your new position will be as
follows:

                Position
Title:                                         President, Therapeutic Surfaces
                Employment Status:                                Regular
Full-Time, Exempt
                Base
Salary:                                            $25,0000.00 per month
                Immediate Supervisor:                            Denny Ware
                                                                                CEO
                Assigned Department/Location:             8023 Vantage Drive
                                                                                San
Antonio, TX  78230
                Start Date:                                               To Be
Determined
                Group Health Plan Effective Date:         Thirty-one days after
start date
                                                                                (Pending
receipt of enrollment forms)

Your base salary will be reviewed at least annually and increased (but not
decreased) as determined by the CEO.

In addition to your base salary, the Company may grant you an incentive bonus
with a target bonus value equal to 40% of your annual base salary.  Bonus awards
will be determined on both individual and corporate performance (to be set by
the Company within 90 days after the first of the applicable year) and will
require that you remain in a bonus eligible position through December 31 of the
year in question. This is a discretionary incentive award, subject to change or
termination at the Company's sole discretion.  In lieu of a bonus opportunity
for 2005, you will be guaranteed a payment (to be made on or about March 15,
2006) of $60,000.

Your position is eligible for participation in the Company’s Management Equity
Plan (MEP). You will be recommended for a new hire equity grant. The grant will
consist of 32,500 shares of non-qualified stock options (which vest ratably over
4 years) and 10,000 sharesof restricted stock. The option exercise pricewill be
set as the closing price on your start date. The restricted shares will vest 33%
on each of the 4th, 5th and 6th anniversaries of the grant date (but based on
financial performance this vesting could be accelerated to as early as 33% on
each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the grant date).  Your position is
also eligible for consideration for future annual grants. All equity grant
recommendations are subject to CEO and Board of Directors approval, and all
grants are governed by the terms of the 2004 Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”),
which is subject to change.

Mr. Chris Cashman
September 19, 2005
Page 2

To assist you with your pending relocation from Duluth, GA to San Antonio, Texas
the Company will provide the following:  (Please contact our relocation
coordinator, Deborah Allen, at 210-255-6476.)

     1.   You will receive a relocation allowance of $15,000 (less applicable
taxes) to accommodate all incidental
           expenses such as auto registrations, utility deposits, local license
fees, etc.

     2.   The Company will arrange for packing, transport and delivery of your
household goods (two households) by a
           national freight carrier.  These services will be direct billed to
the Company.

     3.   The Company will arrange for transport of one personal vehicles by a
contracted van line/open air carrier if
           distance is over 500 miles; two vehicles if distance is over 1000
miles or you will be reimbursed $.35 per mile
           for driving your vehicle(s) from Duluth, GA to San Antonio, TX.  You
will also be reimbursed reasonable
           meals and lodging expenses en route based on travel by the most
direct route.

     4.   The Company will pay for an initial 7 day/6 night house-hunting trip
to San Antonio for you and your spouse
           (and to the extent necessary, an additional 4 day/3 night trip (all
travel and accommodations must be arranged
           through our Corporate Travel Department).

     5.   It is our intent that you relocate your family to San Antonio as soon
as practicable.  Given that it may take you
           some time to sell your home, we will provide you with temporary
accommodation (1 bedroom apartment) for
           up to 6 months - thereafter (but in no event past July 2006) we will
provide up to an additional two months of
           temporary accommodation (3 bedroom apartment).  This temporary
housing will be covered at 100% of the
           cost.

     6.   The Company will pay for a final move trip for you and your eligible
dependents of one-way airfare (if you
           cars have been shipped) arranged through our Corporate Travel
Department.

     7.   The Company will reimburse you reasonable and customary real estate
closing costs for the sale of your
           Duluth, GA home (including realtor’s commission), excluding seller
paid points, prorated taxes, prorated
           interest and seller’s allowances. This reimbursement will be grossed
up for tax purposes.

     8.   The Company will reimburse you normal closing costs for the purchase
of your San Antonio residence, with a
           maximum of 1% for a loan origination fee and excluding discount
points, prepaids and homeowner
           association fees. This reimbursement will be grossed up for tax
purposes.

     9.   During your first 180 days of employment the Company will pay for one
round-trip economy ticket every
           other weekend for you to return to Duluth, GA (this period may be
extended with CEO approval).

No other move related expenses will be reimbursed or paid directly by the
Company. All accommodations must be arranged through our Corporate Travel
Department.

Should you voluntarily resign your position with KCI within one year of your
start date, you will be required to reimburse the Company all relocation-related
expenses that the Company has covered.

Mr. Chris Cashman
September 19, 2005
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In the event that your employment is terminated by the Company (other than for
Cause (as that term is defined in the Equity Plan)), you will receive a
severance payment equal to one years’ base salary.  Payment of this severance
payment will be in line with Company practice at the time of termination, and
will provide either for salary continuation for 12 months (in which case you
would continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s group health plans
for which you would pay employee premiums), or a lump sum severance payment.  In
the event the severance payment is paid in the form of a lump sum, you will be
required to make full COBRA payments yourself in order to participate in the
Company’s group health plans, but you will receive a one-time, taxable payment
of $10,000 (at the time your lump sum severance is paid) to help offset your
COBRA payments.  In the event that your employment is terminated by the Company
(other than for Cause), you will also receive a pro-rated payment of your
incentive bonus based upon your length of employment in the applicable calendar
year, provided that your employment is terminated by the Company other than for
Cause on or after July 1 in the applicable calendar year.

As a member of the KCI Executive Committee, you will be entitled to annual tax
preparation assistance (up to $1,500) and an annual executive physical with
Health By Design (up to $1,050).

During your employment, you will be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for
all reasonable employment-related expenses incurred by you.

You will also be eligible to participate in our Deferred Compensation Plan,
which allows you to defer up to $100,000 per year – registration for this plan
in 2006 will take place in 2005, and additional details of this plan will be
provided to you.

You will be entitled to 20 days of annual vacation (in addition to regularly
scheduled Company holidays).

This letter serves to establish the entirety of your employment relationship
with KCI and its subsidiaries, and supersedes any previous understanding that
may have been implied or expressed, either verbally or in writing, by any
representative of the Company.  All employment offers are contingent upon
satisfactory completion of our pre-employment screening, including reference
checks, background checks, INS requirements and substance abuse testing. 
Employment relationships with KCI and its subsidiaries are at-will and may be
terminated by notification from either party at any time, with or without
cause.  You will be eligible for future participation in our standard employment
related benefit programs such as vacations, education assistance, group health
plan, insurance benefits, etc., contingent upon your satisfaction of the
eligibility or enrollment requirements pertaining to those programs.

By your signature affixed below, you acknowledge that you have received a copy
of the Company’s arbitration procedures, have had the opportunity to review them
and agree to abide by the procedures fully.  In addition, you understand and
agree that the Company is engaged in transactions involving interstate commerce
and that this employment offer evidences a transaction involving commerce.

If you find the above terms and conditions of employment acceptable, in order to
activate your payroll status you must complete the appropriate signature blank
below, and return the original to Jim Cravens, VP Human Resources.  A copy is
included for your retention.

Mr. Chris Cashman
September 19, 2005
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It is my sincere hope you will find your experience with KCI to be personally
and professionally rewarding.  I look forward to a mutually prosperous working
relationship.

Sincerely,

KCI                                                                                              
UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED:

 

 

   /s/  R. JAMES CRAVENS                                            
  /s/  CHRIS CASHMAN     SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 
R. James
Cravens                                                                   Chris
Cashman                         Date
Vice President, Human Resources

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