Hill-Rom announces sale of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy intellectual property.

Hill-Rom announced the sale of Hill-Rom's patents and intellectual property relating to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) to Kinetic Concepts Inc. Hill-Rom's NPWT portfolio included US and foreign patents and patent applications covering innovations to NPWT components, protocols, and related therapies. The transaction is effective immediately. The sale of these assets is a continuation of the company's portfolio rationalization initiative to more tightly focus on …