FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INVACARE CORP [IVC] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INVACARE WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ELYRIA, OH 44035 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares 1,845 (1) D   Common Shares 20,000 I By Trust (2)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	03/31/2009	Common Shares	17,500 (3)	$ 31.65	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	03/31/2009	Common Shares	4,500 (4)	$ 22.66	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	03/31/2009	Common Shares	2,250 (5)	$ 23.71	D	Â

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ Dale C. LaPorte, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated February 11, 2005 on file with the Commission.		02/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Balance reflects the forfeiture by the reporting person of 4,500 restricted shares as a result of his retirement as an employee of Invacare Corporation on December 31, 2008, in accordance with the terms of the applicable restricted stock grants.
(2)	Owned by the reporting person's Profit Sharing Trust Plan.
(3)	Employee stock option previously reported by the reporting person (with tandem tax withholding rights), held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on January 3, 2006 in reliance upon the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. Upon the reporting person's retirement as an employee of Invacare Corporation on December 31, 2008, in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option grant, the unvested portion of the option terminated immediately upon retirement and the vested portion of the option is immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable until March 31, 2009, at which time the option will terminate in its entirety.
(4)	Employee stock option previously reported by the reporting person (with tandem tax withholding rights), held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on August 23, 2006 in reliance upon the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. Upon the reporting person's retirement as an employee of Invacare Corporation on December 31, 2008, in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option grant, the unvested portion of the option terminated immediately upon retirement and the vested portion of the option is immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable until March 31, 2009, at which time the option will terminate in its entirety.
(5)	Employee stock option previously reported by the reporting person (with tandem tax withholding rights), held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on August 22, 2007 in reliance upon the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3. Upon the reporting person's retirement as an employee of Invacare Corporation on December 31, 2008, in accordance with the terms of the applicable stock option grant, the unvested portion of the option terminated immediately upon retirement and the vested portion of the option is immediately exercisable and shall remain exercisable until March 31, 2009, at which time the option will terminate in its entirety.

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