**Exhibit      10.18**

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| A.   | This                Agreement commenced on December 15, 2003 (“Effective Date”), and shall                continue in full force and effect for an initial thirty-nine month                term                and additional one year renewal terms unless otherwise terminated                or                canceled in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Six months                prior                to the end of the initial term (to terminate upon the conclusion                of the                initial term) or at any time following the end of the initial term                (to                terminate any additional term), either party may terminate this Agreement                upon not less than one hundred eighty (180) days advance written                notice of                termination. |
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| B.   | If                either party shall, at any time during the term of this Agreement,                materially breach any obligation hereunder and such breach shall                not be                cured within thirty (30) days after written notice from the non-breaching                party specifying the nature of the breach, the non-breaching party                may                terminate this                Agreement immediately. |
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| C.   | Seller                shall not be required to fill any purchase order from Hill-Rom that                has a                delivery date falling after the termination of this                Agreement. |
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| D.   | The                obligations of sections 8. Warranties, 9. Indemnification, 10. Patent                and                Intellectual Property Indemnification, 12. Intellectual Property                Rights,                13. Confidential Information, 14. Claims and Indemnification Procedure                Rejection or Revocation of Acceptance and Limitations on Remedies,                18.                Assignment, Successors, and No Third-Party 19. Equitable Remedies,                20.                Notices, 21. Headings Entire Agreement, 22. Governing Law: Venue,                23.                Severability, 24. Public Announcements, and 25. Modification and                Waiver                shall survive the termination of this                Agreement. |
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| A.   | Payment.                    For goods purchased Hill-Rom shall pay Seller in full within                    thirty (30)                    days of the date of Seller’s invoice. Hill-Rom shall be entitled to a one                    percent (1%) discount for payments made within ten (10) days                    of the date                    of Seller’s invoice. Payment shall be made by check to the address                    reflected on the invoice, unless Seller gives written notice                    specifying a                    different payment address. Late payments shall be subject to                    interest at                    the rate of one percent (1%) per                    month. |
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| B.  | Pricing                  and Incentives. Seller represents that the prices charged for the                  Products are as favorable as those offered to other customers of                  Seller                  for substantially comparable products, whether or not such products                  are                  private labeled. In addition to the foregoing, Seller agrees to                  provide a                  volume incentive rebate to Hill-Rom for its Net Invoice Sales,                  as defined                  below, of Products during each Contract Year as                  follows: |
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|   | i.     | [price term redacted and confidential                treatment requested] |
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|  C.  | Purchase Price.                The initial prices for the Products shall be as specified in Exhibit                A and                shall remain firm until April 1, 2005. Thereafter Seller shall set                the                price for Products based on then existing                market conditions and trends, provided, however, that price increases                shall not exceed [price term redacted and confidential treatment                requested]                per year. Additionally, Seller shall seek to reduce the prices through                continuing cost control and productivity improvements. |
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|  D.  | Exclusivity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|           | i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  Hill-Rom                  exclusivity.                  While this Agreement is in effect, Seller will not sell private                  label                  versions of the Products except for export to locations outside                  of the                  Territory or provide for non-powered CFT Products any of the features                  that                  are marked as being exclusive to Hill-Rom on Exhibit A to any purchaser                  other than Hill-Rom except that Seller may sell certain exclusive                  features                  to other purchasers as replacement parts as indicated on Exhibit                  A. In the                  event that Hill-Rom meets the Net Invoice Sales requirements specified                  in                  this paragraph for purchases of Products in regard to a Contract                  Year,                  Seller will grant Hill-Rom the exclusive rights provided in this                  section                  (in addition to any exclusive rights that Hill-Rom may have independently                  as a result of patents) for the following Contract Year. The Net                  Invoice                  Sales requirements are as follows: Contract Year one, [price term                  redacted                  and confidential treatment requested]; Contract Year two, [price                  term                  redacted and confidential treatment requested]; Contract Year three,                  [price term redacted and confidential treatment requested]; amounts                  for                  subsequent Contract Years to be agreed to by the parties at least                  190 days                  prior to the beginning of those Contract Years. If the Net Invoice                  Sales                  of Product under this Agreement by Hill-Rom in a Contract Year                  meet or                  exceed the above requirement, then during the next Contract Year,                  as long                  as Hill-Rom complies with its other obligations under this Agreement,                  Seller will not sell the Products to any purchaser in the Territory                  other                  than Hill-Rom, except for export to locations outside of the                  Territory. |
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|           | ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Seller                  exclusivity.                  During the term of this Agreement, in any Contract Year in which                  Hill-Rom                  has received the exclusive rights provided for in the foregoing                  paragraph                  4(D)(i), Hill-Rom will obtain all of its requirements for non-powered                  self                  adjusting technology products from Seller. Despite this exclusivity                  requirement, Hill-Rom may use non-powered self adjusting technology                  products developed by Hill-Rom or any affiliated company (“Internal                  Alternative                  Products”), if Hill-Rom (a) gives Seller twelve months advance written                  notice of                  its election to use Internal Alternative Products and (b) releases                  Seller                  from its exclusivity obligations to Hill Rom under this Agreement.                  The                  term “affiliated company” shall be defined as a corporation, at least                  fifty-percent of the voting stock of which is owned by Hill-Rom                  or a                  Hill-Rom parent company. |
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|           | iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Notwithstanding                  anything to the contrary in preceding Section 4Di., and provided                  that                  Hill-Rom owns valid patents protecting aspects of the VersaCare                  CFT                  Mattress, Seller shall not sell any version of the VersaCare CFT                  Mattress                  to any purchaser other than Hill-Rom, even in the event that Hill-Rom                  fails to meet the Net Invoice Sales requirements set forth in Section                  4Di. |

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| E.   | Territory                  Limits.                  Hill-Rom agrees that the Products purchased under this Agreement                  will be                  sold only within the Territory, as defined in Exhibit B attached                  hereto,                  to buyers who intend to use them within the Territory. Hill-Rom                  agrees                  that it will not, without Seller’s specific written consent, sell or make                  any Products available to any buyer when, based on the information                  reasonably available to Hi1l-Rom, the sale or transfer of Products                  is                  likely to result in the sale or use of the Products outside of                  the                  Territory. |
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| F.   | Territory                  Expansion.                  In                  the event that Seller determines to explore the possibility of                  selling the                  Products                  outside of the Territory, Seller will notify Hill-Rom and* *the                  parties will negotiate in good                  faith the possibility of expanding the                  Territory. |
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| G.  | New                  Products.                  In                  the event Seller develops a new product that is an improvement                  to any of                  the Products or is a line extension of a Product developed for                  compatibility with a Hill-Rom bed frame (a “Minor Enhancement”) or a new                  CFT product modality (e.g. upgradeable to powered surfaces or other                  significant functional change), (a “Major Enhancement”) Seller shall not                  appoint any* *distributor                  for the new product within the Territory without giving Hill-Rom                  notice of                  the product and offering to permit Hill-Rom to add the new product                  to the                  line of Products that Hill-Rom purchases under this Agreement at                  prices                  specified by Seller which shall be no less favorable than those                  available                  to any other distributor of Seller’s new products. If Hill-Rom accepts                  Seller’s offer within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notice, the new                  product shall be added to Exhibit A and listed as a new product.                  Purchases                  of any Minor Enhancement Products added to Exhibit A shall be applied                  to                  the existing minimum Net Invoice Sales requirements for exclusivity                  and                  volume incentives. Major Enhancement Product purchases shall not                  count                  toward existing minimums for exclusivity or volume discounts. The                  parties                  shall negotiate in good faith any* *new                  minimums for exclusivity and volume discounts applicable to Major                  Enhancement Products, but Hill-Rom shall not be deemed to have                  any                  exclusivity for Major Enhancements unless such new minimums and/or                  volume                  discounts have been agreed to in writing signed by both parties                  and met by                  Hill-Rom. Further,                  in the event Hill-Rom has exclusive rights in the Territory, such                  rights                  shall extend to any                  new Minor Enhancement Products added to this                  Agreement. |
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|  A.  | Where              Seller is required to pay or collect sales, use, or other applicable              taxes              (except for taxes based on Seller’s income), the amount shall be added to              the invoice as a separate item.                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|  B.  | Seller                shall be responsible for paying all social security, unemployment                compensation, withholding taxes and other applicable taxes regarding                Seller’s employees, facilities and raw materials for providing                Products hereunder or applicable to Seller’s income hereunder and shall                not invoice such                taxes to Hill-Rom. |
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|  A.  | Hill-Rom                  will provide Seller a non-binding annual forecast of its requirements                  of                  Products. If the purchase order is used to provide forecasts then                  on the                  face of the purchase order, the term “Blanket Order” shall be written.                  Purchase Orders bearing the term Blanket Order shall be for forecast                  and                  planning purposes only and not a commitment to purchase any                  quantity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|  B.  | Hill-Rom                may, at its election, specify the carrier for delivery of Products                to be                used by Seller.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|  C.  | All                shipments shall be made F.O.B. Shipping point.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|  D.  | Hill-Rom                  may cancel a purchase order or scheduled shipment at anytime prior                  to                  shipment by Seller.                  Hill-Rom shall incur no liability to Seller for any cancellation                  where                  notice is given to Seller at                  least thirty (30) days in advance of the scheduled delivery date.                  Hill-Rom’s liability to Seller for cancellation                  with less than thirty (30) days notice before the delivery date                  shall be                  limited to Seller’s                  unavoidable direct costs associated with returning any components                  or                  materials it cannot use for Hill-Rom or its other customers and                  its direct                  costs for finished Products except where such Products can be included                  in                  orders for later shipment to                  Hill-Rom. |

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| A.   | Hill-Rom                has audited Seller and has confirmed that Seller has a formal ISO                based                Quality System. Seller shall maintain a formal ISO based Quality                System or                acceptable score on Hill-Rom Quality System Audit. Minimum acceptable                score on Hill-Rom audit is 95% with active Corrective Action Preventive                Action (CAPA) agreed to or in place for all other                elements. |
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| B.   | Hill-Rom                shall have the right from time to time, after reasonable notice and                agreement by Seller to a date, to audit, inspect and/or verify                (collectively, an “Audit”) on a confidential basis the (a) records kept by                Seller pertaining to the quality of the Products sold in connection                with                this Agreement, and/or (b) Products produced by Seller for Hill-Rom,                as                well as the production processes, facilities and quality systems                pertaining to the Products at Seller’s regular place of business or other                applicable location(s) at all reasonable times, including during                the                period Hill-Rom Products are manufactured. Hill-Rom will provide                Seller                with at least three (3) days-advance notice of such Audit(s). In                the                event, that the specified date is unsuitable to Seller, the date                for the                Audit will be postponed by not more than ten (10) business days to                a date                mutually agreeable to Seller and                Hill-Rom. |
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| C.   | If                  Seller is not in compliance with any of Hill-Rom’s quality systems or                  production processes, then Hill-Rom                  shall notify Seller of such non-compliance and allow Seller to                  correct the                  non-compliance. If                  Seller has not corrected the non-compliance as soon as reasonably                  possible, but in any case within                  thirty (30) days from the time Seller is notified by Hill-Rom,                  then                  Hill-Rom, at its option, may terminate this Agreement without further                  notice as may otherwise be required under Section 3 of this                  Agreement. |
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| D.  | Hill-Rom has reviewed and accepted Seller’s proposed                labeling for the Products. Seller reserves the right to change labels                to                reflect any requirement of law, any change in the Product or the                manufacturing process, or any need for protection of intellectual                property                or other proprietary rights as provided in Section 7.E., otherwise,                no                changes shall be made in the labeling without agreement of both Seller                and                Hill-Rom. Seller shall notify Hill-Rom not less than sixty (60) days                in                advance of Seller’s intention to make any material modifications to the                Products, labeling for the Products, the manufacturing process or                the                manufacturing location, unless Seller determines that earlier modification                is necessary or advisable due to the requirements of applicable law,                in                which case Seller shall provide Hill-Rom with notice of such modification                as soon as reasonably practicable. Seller shall not modify any Hill-Rom                specification without the prior written approval of Hill-Rom, unless                such                modification is necessary or advisable due to requirements of applicable                law, in                which case such change shall be made without such approval of Hill-Rom                and                Seller shall provide                Hill-Rom with notice of such modification as soon as reasonably                practicable. |
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| E.  | Hill-Rom                  agrees to mark Products and all commercial packaging used with                  the                  Products with pertinent intellectual property markings, such as                  corresponding patent, trademark, and/or copyright markings and                  notices, as                  from time-to-time instructed by                  Seller. |
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| F.  | Seller’s                  manufacture of the private label Products for Hill-Rom, including                  any* *agreed                  upon modifications to Seller’s standard off-the-shelf products, shall                  include any testing, including verification testing, to assure                  that the                  Products meet the Specifications and to comply with applicable                  FDA                  regulations. Seller agrees to maintain all required Device History                  Records                  and a Device Master Record, as those terms are defined in 21 CFR                  Part                  820. |
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| A.**  ** | Subject                to the limitations and requirements set forth in Section 14, Seller                warrants that all Products supplied to Hill-Rom shall conform to                the                specifications included in Exhibit A, which have been prepared jointly                by                the parties, and shall be free from defects in material and workmanship                for a period which shall be the lesser of five (5) years from the                date the                Products are delivered by Hill-Rom to its customer or sixty-six (66)                months after delivery to and acceptance by Hill-Rom. Seller warrants                that                it is transferring good title to all Products. **Seller                specifically disclaims any and all other warranties, expressed, implied,                or statutory, written or oral, including but not limited to, warranties                of                merchantability or fitness for a particular                purpose.** |
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| B.   | If                any of Seller’s operations or affiliated entities, or its first tier                subcontractors’ or first tier suppliers’ operations or affiliated entities                are located within a Non-exempt Country, it shall comply with the                international workplace standards put forth by Social Accountability                International in its policy statement, Social Accountability 8000                (“SA                8000”) and any amendment or supplement thereto; and Hill-Rom’s                representatives shall have the right to verify conformity with the                requirements of SA 8000. |
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| C.   | Seller                agrees to make available equivalent replacement parts for each particular                Product sold under this Agreement for not less than ten (10) years                following the last date of sale of that particular Product. During                the                term of this Agreement, unique replacement parts for Hill-Rom private                label Products shall be sold only to Hill-Rom, except as expressly                permitted in Exhibit A. Seller also agrees to provide sales and marketing                support for the Products described more fully in Exhibit C. Hill-Rom                agrees to the restrictions on its use of Seller’s trademarks as described                more fully in Exhibit C. |
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| D.   | Hill-Rom                agrees that, except with Seller’s express written consent, it will not                make any modifications to the Products after they are shipped by                Seller. |
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|  A.  | Subject                  to the limitations and requirements set forth in this Agreement,                  Seller                  (i) shall indemnify Hill-Rom and save it harmless from losses resulting                  from damage to Hill-Rom property (other than damage to Products)                  and (ii)                  shall indemnify Hill-Rom, its employees and agents and save them                  harmless                  from all claims and judgments for injury or death to persons or                  property                  damage (other than damage to Products) (including reasonable costs                  of                  litigation and attorney’s fees) made or obtained against Hill-Rom, its                  employee, or agent, as the case may be, by third persons, including                  Hill-Rom’s and Seller’s employees and agents, based on injuries to person                  or property to the extent, in each of clause (i) and (ii) above,                  that they                  arise from Seller’s design of the Product(s), method of manufacture and                  assembly of Products purchased by Hill-Rom, the adequacy of any                  warnings                  on any labels prepared by Seller, the failure of any Product purchased                  by                  Hill-Rom under this Agreement to comply with the regulations of                  the U.S.                  Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other applicable governmental                  entity within the United States of America or Canada, the negligence                  or                  intentional wrongful acts or omissions of Seller, or the presence                  of                  Seller’s employees, and/or agents on Hill-Rom’s premises in connection                  with the performance by Seller of its obligations under this Agreement,                  but the Seller will not be responsible for any claims, loss, damage                  or                  injury, including death, to the extent caused by or arising from                  improper                  use of the Products; the negligence or intentional wrongful acts                  or                  omissions of Hill-Rom, its agents or its employees; any modifications                  to                  the off-shelf Products or product labeling expressly requested                  or approved                  by Hill-Rom or any of its agents or employees; from any invention                  or                  technology owned by Hill-Rom and supplied by Hill-Rom; or from                  the design                  of any Product feature designed by                  Hill-Rom. |
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|  B.  | Subject to the limitations and requirements                  set forth in this                  Agreement,                  Hill-Rom (i) shall indemnify Seller and save it harmless from losses                  resulting from damage to Seller’s property and (ii) shall indemnify                  Seller, its employees and agents and save them harmless from all                  claims                  and judgments for injury or death to persons or property damage                  (including                  reasonable costs of litigation and attorney’s fees) made or obtained                  against Seller, its employee or agent, as the case may be, by third                  persons, including Hill-Rom’s and Seller’s employees and agents, based on                  injuries to person or property, to the extent, in each of clause                  (i) and                  (ii) above, that they arise from any modification of the Products                  by                  Hill-Rom made without Seller’s express written consent, any change in any                  label by Hill-Rom not approved by Seller, the design of any Product                  feature designed by Hill-Rom, any technology or invention owned                  by                  Hill-Rom and supplied by Hill-Rom to Seller, the negligence or                  intentional                  wrongful acts or omissions of Hill-Rom, or the presence of Hill-Rom’s                  employees, and/or agents on Seller’s premises in connection with the                  performance by Hill-Rom of its obligations                  under this Agreement, but Hill-Rom will not be responsible for                  any claims,                  loss, damage                  or                  injury, including death, to the extent caused by or arising from:                  Seller’s                  design of the Product(s), method of manufacture and assembly of                  Products                  purchased by Hill-Rom, the adequacy of any warnings on any labels                  prepared                  by Seller, or the failure of any Product purchased by Hill-Rom                  under this                  Agreement to comply with the regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug                  Administration (“FDA”) or other applicable governmental entity within the                  United States of America or Canada, or the negligence or intentional                  wrongful acts or omissions of Seller, its agents or its                  employees. |
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|  A.  | Subject                    to the limitations and requirements contained in this Agreement,                    Seller                    shall indemnify and save harmless Hill-Rom, its successors, assigns,                    customers or users of the Products, from and against all loss,                    liability                    and damage, including costs and expenses, resulting from any                    claim that                    the manufacture,                    use, sale or resale of any Products (except the VersaCare CFT                    Mattress)                    supplied under this Agreement infringe any patent or patent rights,                    copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights                    and Seller                    shall, when notified, defend any action or claim of such infringement                    at its own expense. This indemnity shall not apply to any claim                    of                    infringement arising from                    any Products or labeling modified at the express direction of                    Hill-Rom, or                    modified by anyone other                    than Seller without Seller’s express written approval, to the extent the                    claim of infringement is based                    on the modifications. Nor shall this indemnity apply to any claim                    of                    infringement arising from                    the use, sale or resale of any products outside of the United                    States and                    Canada.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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|  B.  | Subject                    to the limitations and requirements contained in this Agreement,                    Seller                    shall indemnify and save harmless Hill-Rom, its successors, assigns,                    customers or users of VersaCare CFT Mattress purchased                    under this Agreement, from and against all loss, liability and                    damage,                    including costs and                    expenses, resulting from any claim that the manufacture, use,                    sale or                    resale of the Key Technology embodied in any VersaCare CFT Mattresses                    supplied under this Agreement infringes any patent or patent                    rights,                    copyrights, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights                    and Seller                    shall, when notified, defend any action or claim of such infringement                    at                    its own expense. This indemnity shall not                    apply to any claim of infringement arising in whole or in part                    from any                    invention, design, idea or                    technology provided by Hill-Rom, any aspect of any Product designed                    by                    Hill-Rom, any Product or labeling modified at the express direction                    of                    Hill-Rom, or modified by anyone other than Seller without Seller’s express                    written approval, to the extent the claim of infringement is                    based on the                    modifications. Nor shall this indemnity apply to any claim of                    infringement                    arising from the use, sale or resale of any products outside                    of the United                    States of America, and Canada. The Key Technology                    means Seller’s non-powered self adjusting technology for equalizing                    pressure over the                    surface of a body and CFT Developments (defined                    herein). |

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| A.  | Comprehensive                General Liability - Insurance shall include products/completed operations                liability, contractual                liability, personal injury liability and broad form property damage                coverage with limits of                at                least $5,000,000 per occurrence and $7,000,000 aggregate combined                single                limit. Certificates of Insurance                shall stipulate: “Hill-Rom, Inc. has been made an additional insured under                this policy with                respect to all products, operations or services provided or performed                under contract or purchase order.” |
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| B.  | Statutory              Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability - Certificate of insurance              must evidence coverage              in the State in which the work is being performed and must evidence              a              limit of liability for              Employers Liability (Coverage B) of not less than $250,000 per              accident.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| C.  | Atomobile                Liability Insurance - To be supplied if Seller will bring vehicles                onto                Hill-Rom’s premises. Insurance shall cover any owned, non-owned or hired                vehicles with limits of at least $500,000 per occurrence combined                single                limit bodily injury and property damage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| D.  | Primary - Insurance evidenced above              shall be              primary and not entitled to contribution from any insurance maintained              by              Hill-Rom, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| E.  | Cancellation                - The Certificate of Insurance shall state that the above policies                shall                not be canceled, nor reduced in coverage, until after thirty (30)                days                written notice of such cancellation or reduction shall have been                mailed to                the Certificate holder.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| F.  | Neither              failure of Seller to comply with any or all of the insurance provisions              of              this Agreement, nor the failure to secure endorsements on the policies              as              may be necessary to, carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement              shall be construed to limit or relieve Seller from any of its obligations              under this Agreement, including the insurance provisions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|  A.  | SELLER’S                  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Except                  as specifically provided below in respect to the VersaCare CFT                  Mattress,                  Hill-Rom shall have no right to or claim under any of Seller’s existing or                  subsequently developed intellectual property including, without                  limitation, any patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights,                  and trade                  secrets, except to the extent required for the marketing and sale                  by                  Hill-Rom in the Territory of the Products purchased from Seller                  under this                  Agreement. |
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| B.        | HILL-ROM’S                    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.                    Except as specifically provided below in respect to the VersaCare                    CFT                    Mattress, Seller shall have no right to or claim under any of                    Hill-Rom’s                    existing or subsequently developed intellectual property including,                    without limitation, any patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights,                    and trade secrets. |
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|  C.  | NO                      JOINT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|           | (ii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Seller                      shall own the rights to the force concentrator plastic strips                      developed                      for use with the Hill-Rom bed exit system prior to the execution                      of this                      Agreement, notwithstanding the contribution by Hill-Rom, if                      any, to its                      development; |
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|           | (iii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Hill-Rom                      shall own the rights to the “enhanced calf” feature (a feature exclusive                      to Hill-Rom) and the foam force concentrator strips developed                      for use with                      the Hill-Rom bed exit system, each developed prior to the execution                      of                      this Agreement, notwithstanding the contribution by Seller,                      if any, to                      their development; |
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|           | (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Except                      as may otherwise be expressly agreed in writing, neither Seller                      nor                      Hill-Rom acquires any rights in the inventions or other intellectual                      property of the other created prior to the execution of this                      Agreement                      including,                      without limitation, any such invention or other intellectual                      property                      pertaining to those features                      designated as exclusive to Hill-Rom in Exhibit                      A. |

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| a.   | assign                  to Owner all of the Other Party’s rights, title, and interests in and to                  such Inventions, any applications                  for United States and foreign Letters Patent, any United States                  and                  foreign Letters                  Patent, and any renewals thereof granted upon such                  Inventions; |
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| b.  | assist                  Owner or its nominees, at the expense of Owner, to obtain such                  United                  States and foreign Letters Patent for such Inventions as Owner                  may elect;                  and |
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| c.  | execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Owner at                  Owner’s                  expense such written documents and instruments, and do such other                  acts at                  Owner’s expense, such as giving testimony in support of the Other Party’s                  inventorship, as may be reasonably necessary to obtain and maintain                  United                  States and foreign Letters Patent upon such Inventions and to vest                  the                  entire rights and title thereto in Owner and to confirm the complete                  ownership by Owner of such Inventions, patent applications, and                  patents. |
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|   iv.  | LICENSE                    TO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.                    Hill-Rom grants to Seller a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except                    as                    specified in this section), paid-up, perpetual, right and license                    to                    manufacture, use, offer for sale, sell, display, modify and distribute,                    internally and externally the Other Developments for any purpose.                    Upon                    Hill-Rom’s prior written consent which shall not                    be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, Seller shall                    have (i)                    the right to transfer                    this license to any purchaser of substantially all the assets                    involved in                    the production of the VersaCare CFT Mattress and (ii) the right                    to                    sublicense to third party contractors who produce items for                    Seller. |
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| A.   | During                the course of this Agreement one party (the “Disclosing Party”) may                disclose to the other party (the “Receiving Party”) information about the                Disclosing Party’s business including without limitation, product                specifications, drawings, manufacturing processes, business plans,                marketing information and customer information (“Confidential                Information”). Disclosure may be oral or written. The Receiving Party                agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of                five (5)                years from the date of termination of this Agreement it shall not                make any                use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information except as necessary                to perform this Agreement and shall not disclose                the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information to any third party, except                as required by law                or                except for disclosures on a confidential basis to its accountants,                attorneys, and financial advisors, and shall make disclosure only                to its                own employees who agree to maintain in confidence such Confidential                Information consistent with this provision and have a business need                to                know in order for the Receiving Party to perform its obligations                under                this Agreement. In the event the Receiving Party is required to disclose                Confidential Information in response to valid legal process, the                Receiving                Party agrees to immediately notify the Disclosing Party and assist                the                Disclosing Party in obtaining a protective order or other appropriate                protection for the Confidential Information prior to                disclosure. |
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| B.        | Confidential                Information shall not include information in the possession of the                Receiving                Party in                the event of any of the following:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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|           | i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | The Receiving Party was in receipt of              the              information at the time of disclosure by              the Disclosing              Party without obligation of confidentiality, as clearly documented              by the              Receiving              Party’s business records; |
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|           | ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | The                Receiving Party obtains the information from a third party free to                disclose the information without obligation of confidentiality;                or |
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|           | iii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | The information is disclosed to the              public              without breach of the obligations of this Agreement. |
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|  C.  | Seller              and Hill-Rom each agrees that disclosure by the Receiving Party of              Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in violation of this              Agreement would cause irreparable harm to the Disclosing Party and              that              the Disclosing Party shall be entitled to injunctive or other equitable              relief without a further showing of irreparable harm in addition to              any              other remedy available to the Disclosing Party at law.                                            |
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|  D.  | The              terms and conditions of this Agreement are considered to be Confidential              Information and shall not be disclosed by either party, other than              to              confirm and promote the relationship established by this Agreement,              except              as required by law and on a confidential basis to their attorneys,              accountants and financial advisors, without the prior written consent              of              the other party, which shall not be withheld or delayed              unreasonably. |
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|  E.  | Upon              the termination of this Agreement each party, at the request of the              other              party, shall return to the other party all Confidential Information              received from that party in any form including without limitation any              memoranda or other form of data containing any such Confidential              Information, and any and all copies, prints, and negatives.                                                                                                                                               |
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|  A.  | Limitation                  of remedy for breach of warranty. Hill-Rom’s sole and exclusive remedy for                  breach of the warranty set forth in Section 8 above shall be the                  replacement at the facility of Hill-Rom of the goods                  or defective components involved or, at Sellers option, the refund                  or                  credit to Hill-Rom of an                  amount equal to the amount paid by Hill-Rom for the defective goods                  including shipping costs to the initial destination of the goods.                  In the                  event of a voluntary or mandatory recall (including any field modification                  or inventory withdrawal) of any Product in the United States of                  America or                  Canada that does not result from the negligent or otherwise wrongful                  acts                  or omissions of Hill-Rom, in addition to replacing or repairing                  defective                  goods or components, Seller shall either (at Seller’s option) (a) install                  the replacement goods or components or (b) reimburse Hill-Rom for                  the                  expenses reasonably incurred by Hill-Rom in connection with installing                  the                  replacement goods or components. Seller shall be obligated to make                  refunds                  or replacements only if Hill-Rom or the end-user customer (a) promptly                  notifies Seller in writing of the defect, or non-conformity and                  states the                  basis for Hill-Rom’s determination of a defect or non-conformity and (b)                  complies with Seller’s reasonable written instructions as to return of                  good in the event that Seller elects to request that the goods                  involved be                  returned. |
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|  B.   | Except                  for the Intellectual Property Indemnity, in no event, including                  but not                  limited to cases of claims of negligence or strict liability, shall                  either                  party be liable to the other for lost profits, lost sales, punitive,                  indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages. Except                  as to                  claims of indemnity made according to Section 14 of this Agreement,                  in no                  event, including without limitation                  cases of claims of negligence or strict liability, shall Seller                  be liable                  for damages in excess                  of                  the purchase price, and shipping costs of the goods claimed to                  be                  defective. |
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|  C.        | Indemnification                  Procedure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|                 | i.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | In                    order to be entitled to indemnity under this Agreement, the party                    that                    believes that it is entitled to indemnity (“Indemnified Party”) from the                    other party (“Indemnifying Party”), must promptly give written notice to                    the Indemnifying Party of the basis of any* *claim                    for indemnity stating the nature and the basis of the claim as                    well as the                    amount, to the extent that                    it is known. The Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to                    provide                    indemnity except                    for claims as to which it receives notice prior to two years                    after the                    date on which this Agreement terminates. |
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|                 | ii.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Third                    Party Claims.                    In                    order to                    be                    entitled                    to indemnity from claims asserted by third parties,                    an                    Indemnified Party must follow the procedures of this section                    with respect                    to claims resulting from the assertion of liability by persons                    or entities                    not parties to this Agreement, including claims by governmental                    authorities for penalties, fines or                    assessments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

| a.   | The                Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnifying                Party of any assertion of liability by a third party which might                give rise                to a claim by the Indemnified Party against                the Indemnifying Party based on the indemnity agreements contained                in this                Agreement,                stating the nature and basis of the assertion and the amount thereof                to                the extent known. |
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| b.   | In                the event that any action, suit or proceeding (“Legal Action”) is brought                against an Indemnified Party with respect to which the Indemnifying                Party                may have liability under this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party will                have                the right at any time to assume and thereafter conduct                the defense of the Legal Action with counsel of its choice and such                defense shall include                all appeals or reviews which counsel for the Indemnifying Party shall                deem                appropriate. |
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| c.   | The                Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party                and its                attorneys and accountants, for review and copying, all of its books                and                records relating to such Legal Action (except those which are subject                to                privilege or other restrictions on disclosure) and the parties                agree                to render to each other such assistance as may reasonably be requested                in                order to facilitate                the proper and adequate defense of any such Legal                Action. |
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| d.   | The                Indemnifying Party shall be permitted to effect any settlement of                any                claim without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, except                to the                extent that the settlement (i) requires any payment or other action                or                agreement to refrain from acting on the part of the Indemnified Party,                (ii) materially and adversely affects the business or business prospects                of the Indemnified Party (iii) involves an injunction or other equitable                relief against the Indemnified Party or its assets, employees or                business,                or (iv) requires an admission of liability by the Indemnified Party,                whether or not such admission is or is not admissible in any concurrent                or                subsequent criminal or civil Legal Action. In any case described                in any of                clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence, the Indemnifying                Party may effect any settlement of the claim with the consent of                the                Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.                In                any case described in clause (iv), the Indemnifying Party shall not                propose any such admission without the express written consent of                the                Indemnified Party, which consent may be withheld in the sole reasonable                discretion of the Indemnified                Party. |
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| e.   | In                no event will the Indemnified Party consent to the entry of any judgment                or enter into any settlement with respect to the third party claim                without                the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent                shall                not be unreasonably withheld. |
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| f.   | Reporting                of infringement and enforcement of rights. If Hill-Rom becomes aware                of                any infringement by a third party of the intellectual property right                of                Seller, Hill-Rom will promptly notify Seller in writing of its discovery                of potential infringement and shall provide to Seller any information                Hill-Rom has in support of such belief. Seller shall have the sole                right,                but not the obligation, to institute such action as it deems appropriate                to obtain a declaration of Seller’s intellectual property rights and/or to                terminate the infringement through negotiation, litigation and/or                alternative dispute resolution means, at its sole discretion and                at its                sole cost. Seller shall have the right to select and to control counsel                in                any action initiated by Seller. Hill-Rom shall lend its name to the                action                or join as a party in any such action, and provide assistance as                may be                reasonably necessary to conduct the action; Seller shall reimburse                Hill-Rom its reasonable out-of-pocket costs for rendering such assistance.                Seller has the right to settle such action at its sole                discretion. |
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|   | iii. | Limitations                on Indemnity. For all Products, except in respect to third party                claims                for personal injury, in no event shall Seller’s cumulative obligation to                indemnify (including the cost                to Seller of providing a defense) exceed the total of the purchase                price                received by Seller                from Hill-Rom for Products purchased by Hill-Rom under this                Agreement. |
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| To                Hill-Rom: 4349                Corporate RoadCharleston,                SC 29405Attention:                Commodity Specialist To                Seller: Span-America                Medical Systems, Inc.Attn:                President70                Commerce CenterGreenville,                SC 29615 | With                a required copy to: 1069                State Route 46East                Batesville, IN 47006Attention:                General Counsel With                a required copy to: Wyche                Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A. c/o                Mr. James M. ShoemakerP.                O. Box 728Greenville,                SC 29602 |
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|   BY:  /s/ James D.                Ferguson                             TITLE:                  President/CEODATE:                  9-15-04 |   |   |
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**EXHIBIT      A**

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**EXHIBIT      B - TERRITORY**

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**EXHIBIT      C**

**SALES      AND MARKETING SUPPORT**

| 1.     | To                the extend that the services of Laurie Rappl are available to Seller                and                can reasonably and                practicably be made available to Hill-Rom, Seller agrees to make                available                Laurie Rappl for sales support at no additional charge to Hill-Rom                for a                period of twelve months from                the date Hill-Rom first ships one or more Products to a customer                in the                Territory. Such                sales support shall include attendance at trade shows and major customer                sales calls.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 2.     | To                the extent that Seller has prepared sales and marketing materials                for the                Products, Seller                agrees to make those materials available to Hill-Rom in camera ready                form                (or in electronic/digital                form.) These materials shall include, without limitation, product                descriptions,                product photographs, clinical studies, benchmarking and engineering                data,                and                the like.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 3.     |  Hill-Rom                agrees that it will not use any trademark of Seller except with the                prior                written approval                of Seller and that it will not attempt to register any trademark                of the                Seller anywhere                in the world, nor take any actions adverse to Seller’s trademark rights                anywhere                in the world. The trademarks of Seller include “CFT” (federally                registered), “PRESSUREGUARD”                (federally registered) and “CONSTANT FORCE TECHNOLOGY”                (unregistered) owned by Seller, and/or formatives and confusingly                similar                variations of these marks. Hill-Rom further agrees that any use of                Seller’s marks by                Hill-Rom will inure to the benefit of                Seller. |

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