Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MIXON AARON MALACHI III
   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)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE INVACARE WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2005
(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 03/22/2005   F   27,304 (1) D $ 45.19 519,522 D  
Common Shares               111,319 I By GRAT (2)
Common Shares               222,830 I By Spouse (3)
Common Shares               111,319 I By GRAT (3) (4)
Common Shares               24,576 I By GRAT (3) (5)
Common Shares               24,577 I By GRAT (3) (6)
Common Shares               17,578 I By Limited Partnership (7)
Common Shares               18,073 I By Invacare Retirement Savings Plan (8)
Class B Common Shares               703,912 D  

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (9)               (10)   (10) Common Shares 1,488,450   1,488,450 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MIXON AARON MALACHI III
ONE INVACARE WAY
ELYRIA, OH 44035		   X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ A. Malachi Mixon, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated August 24, 2004, on file with the Commission.   03/25/2005
**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) The surrender of these shares is for tax withholding purposes in conjunction with the reporting person's receipt of shares exercised but deferred on March 22, 2000.
(2) Owned by the Trustee for the 2003 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4) Owned by the Trustee for the 2003 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person's spouse.
(5) Owned by the Trustee for the 1997 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person's spouse.
(6) Owned by the Trustee for the 1997 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust created by the reporting person.
(7) Owned by Roundwood Capital, L.P., a limited partnership of which the General Partner is Roundcap LLC, a limited liability company. The reporting person is one of two Managers and Members of Roundcap LLC and, as such, shares investment and voting power with the other Manager and Member and participates equally with them in a 15% carried interest in all profits of the partnership. The reporting person is also the owner of a 10.98% limited partnership interest in Roundwood Capital, L.P. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the limited partnership provided by Rule 16b-3.
(8) 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.
(9) No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5.
(10) The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 1,488,450 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 August 24, 2004, at exercise prices between $18.6875 to $44.30 per share, will expire between February 26, 2006 and August 24, 2014 and became or will become exercisable between March 31, 1997 and September 30, 2008.

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