Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Remmers John
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2013		 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)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP Global Supply Chain&Eng
 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 9,263 (1)
D
 

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 09/20/2020 Common Shares 12,000 $ 25.07 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 09/02/2021 Common Shares 10,000 $ 24.45 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 08/14/2022 Common Shares 18,600 $ 13.37 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 03/18/2023 Common Shares 27,500 $ 14.49 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Remmers John
ONE INVACARE WAY
ELYRIA, OH 44035		       Sr. VP Global Supply Chain&Eng  

Signatures

/s/ Kristofer K. Spreen as attorney-in-fact for John Remmers under Power of Attorney 05/28/2013
**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) 8,750 of these shares are restricted shares granted pursuant to the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan. The restricted shares become vested as follows: 1,250 shares on November 15, 2013; 1,125 shares on May 15, 2014; 1,250 shares on November 15, 2014; 1,125 shares on May 15, 2015; 1,000 shares on November 15, 2015; 1,125 shares on May 15, 2016; 750 shares on November 15, 2016; and 1,125 shares on May 15, 2017.
(2) Employee stock option (with tandem tax withholding rights) held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on September 20, 2010. The option becomes exercisable in four equal installments. The first installment became exercisable on September 30, 2011, the second installment became exercisable on September 30, 2012, and the next two installments become exercisable on September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2014.
(3) Employee stock option (with tandem tax withholding rights) held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on September 2, 2011. The option becomes exercisable in four equal installments. The first installment became exercisable on September 30, 2012, and the next three installments become exercisable on September 30, 2013, September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2015.
(4) Employee stock option (with tandem tax withholding rights) held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on August 14, 2012. The option becomes exercisable in four equal installments on September 30, 2013, September 30, 2014, September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
(5) Employee stock option (with tandem tax withholding rights) held under the Invacare Corporation 2003 Performance Plan and granted on March 18, 2013. The option becomes exercisable in four equal installments on March 31, 2014, March 31, 2015, March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017.

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