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Risks Related to Our Business We face significant and increasing competition which could adversely affect our operating results. Our intellectual property is very important to our competitive position, especially for our V.A.C. products. If we are unsuccessful in protecting and maintaining our intellectual property, particularly our rights under the Wake Forest patents, our competitive position would be harmed. Changes to third-party reimbursement policies could reduce the reimbursement we receive for and adversely affect the demand for our products. If we are unable to develop new generations of V.A.C. and therapeutic surface products and enhancements to existing products, we may lose market share as our existing patent rights begin to expire over time. If our future operating results do not meet our expectations or those of the equity research analysts covering us, the trading price of our common stock could fall dramatically. Failure of any of our randomized and controlled studies or a third-party study or assessment to demonstrate V.A.C. therapy's clinical efficacy may reduce physician usage of V.A.C. and cause our V.A.C. revenue to decline. We may be subject to claims audits that could harm our business and financial results. Because we depend upon a limited group of suppliers and, in some cases, exclusive suppliers for products essential to our business, we may incur significant product development costs and experience material delivery delays if we lose any significant supplier, which could materially impact our rental and sales of V.A.C. systems and disposables. We are subject to numerous laws and regulations governing the health care industry, and non-compliance with such laws, as well as changes in such laws or future interpretations of such laws, could reduce demand for and limit our ability to distribute our products and could cause us to incur significant compliance costs. Risks Related to Our Capital Structure Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition. Restrictive covenants in our senior credit facility and the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes may restrict our ability to pursue our business strategies. Our obligations under our senior credit facility are secured by substantially all of our assets. Our articles of incorporation, our by-laws and Texas law contain provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control or management.

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