SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 27, 2005


                              INVACARE CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                      OHIO
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


            0-12938                                  95-2680965
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     (Commission File No.)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)


               One Invacare Way, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, Ohio 44036
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (440) 329-6000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

          On October 27, 2005,  Invacare  Corporation  (the "Company")  issued a
          press release  announcing its results for the quarter ended  September
          30, 2005. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

          The attached press release contains non-GAAP  financial  measures.  In
          the press release,  the Company has provided a  reconciliation  of the
          non-GAAP  financial  measures  to the most  directly  comparable  GAAP
          financial measure.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        Invacare Corporation

                                        By: /s/ Gregory C. Thompson
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                                        Gregory C. Thompson
                                        Chief Financial Officer



Date:  October 27, 2005