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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 * BOLAND JAMES C   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INVACARE WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2005 (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               1,007.5822 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)

$ 47.01

03/02/2005

A(1)

500

03/31/2006

03/02/2015

Common Shares

500

$ 0

45,565

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.01

03/02/2005

A(1)

500

03/31/2007

03/02/2015

Common Shares

500

$ 0

46,065

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.01

03/02/2005

A(1)

500

03/31/2008

03/02/2015

Common Shares

500

$ 0

46,565

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 47.01

03/02/2005

A(1)

500

03/31/2009

03/02/2015

Common Shares

500

$ 0

47,065 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BOLAND JAMES C ONE INVACARE WAY ELYRIA, OH 44035	X

Signatures

/s/ James C. Boland		03/03/2005
**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 reporting person was granted options to purchase Common Shares (with tandem tax withholding rights) under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan in reliance upon an exemption provided under Rule 16b-3.
(2)	The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 45,065 Common Shares (with tandem tax withholding rights) under the Invacare Corporation 1992 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, 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 October 30, 1998 and December 30, 2004, at exercise prices between $16.03 to $44.42 per share, will expire between October 30, 2008 and December 30, 2014 and became or will become exercisable between October 30, 1999 and March 31, 2008.

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