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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 * LaPorte Dale C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INVACARE CORP [IVC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INVACARE WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/23/2006 (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 08/23/2006   A   3,600 (1) A $ 0 3,600 D   Common Shares               20,000 I By Trust (2)

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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)

$ 22.66

08/23/2006

A(3)

2,250

09/30/2007

08/23/2016

Common Shares

2,250

$ 0

37,250

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.66

08/23/2006

A(3)

2,250

09/30/2008

08/23/2016

Common Shares

2,250

$ 0

39,500

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.66

08/23/2006

A(3)

2,250

09/30/2009

08/23/2016

Common Shares

2,250

$ 0

41,750

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.66

08/23/2006

A(3)

2,250

09/30/2010

08/23/2016

Common Shares

2,250

$ 0

44,000 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LaPorte Dale C ONE INVACARE WAY ELYRIA, OH 44035			SVP and General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Dale LaPorte, by Douglas A. Neary his attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated February 11, 2005, on file with the Commission.		08/25/2006
**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)	Restricted shares granted pursuant to the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. These shares vest in 25% increments over four years beginning November 15, 2007.
(2)	Owned by Reporting Person's Profit Sharing Trust Plan.
(3)	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.
(4)	The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 35,000 Common Shares (with tandem tax withholding rights) under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan, granted in reliance upon the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. All options were granted on January 3, 2006, at an exercise price of $31.65 per share, will expire January 3, 2016 and will become exercisable between March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2010.

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