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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RICHEY JOSEPH B II   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INVACARE CORP [IVC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INVACARE WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2005 (Street) ELYRIA, OH 44035 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares               631,792 D   Class B Common Shares               360,262 D   Common Shares               8,834 I By Invacare Retirement Savings Plan (1) Common Shares               10,134 I By Charitable Remainder Unitrust Class B Common Shares               16,000 I IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Common Shares

247,800

247,800 (2)

D

Phantom Stock

(3)

(4)

(4)

Common Shares

7,266.8161

7,266.8161 (5)

D

Phantom Stock

(3)

12/30/2005

A

15.9975

(6)

(6)

Common Shares

15.9975

$ 31.49

345.4963 (7)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RICHEY JOSEPH B II ONE INVACARE WAY ELYRIA, OH 44035	X		Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Joseph B. Richey II, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated August 24, 2004, on file with the Commission.		01/04/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Owned by Trustee for the Invacare Retirement Savings Plan. The information given is based on a Plan Statement of December 31, 2004, the most recent information reasonably available.
(2)	The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 247,800 Common Shares (with tandem tax withholding rights) under the Invacare Corporation 1994 Performance Plan and the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan, granted in reliance upon the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. All options were granted between February 26, 1996 and September 8, 2005, at exercise prices between $18.6875 to $44.30 per share, will expire between February 26, 2006 and September 8, 2015 and became or will become exercisable between March 31, 1997 and September 30, 2009.
(3)	1-for-1
(4)	Upon cessation of employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Invacare Corporation 401(k) Plus Benefit Equalization Plan.
(5)	Owned by Trustee for the Invacare Corporation 401(k) Plus Benefit Equalization Plan.
(6)	Upon cessation of employment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Invacare Corporation Deferred Compensation Plus Plan.
(7)	Owned by Trustee for the Invacare Corporation Deferred Compensation Plus Plan.

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