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FORM 3
U.S. 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(f)
of the Investment company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Person quiring Statement
Healy Bernadine P (Month/Day/Year) Invacare Corporation IVCR
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 05/22/96
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899 Cleveland Street
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(Street) 3. IRS or Social Se- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to 6. If Amendment, Date of
curity Number of Issuer (Check all applicable) Original
Elyria OH 44035 Reporting Person X Director ____ 10%Owner (Month/Day/Year)
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(City) (State) (Zip) title below) below)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Owned Direct (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 5)
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Common Shares 4,000 D
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Reminder: Report on a seperate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g. calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security and Expiration Underlying Derivative Security Exercise Price Form of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Date (Instr. 4) of Derivative Derivative Beneficial
Month/Day/Year) Security Security Ownership
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Exer- tion Title Number (Instr. 5)
cisable Date of Shares
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Non-Employee Director
Stock Option 5/22/97 5/22/06 Common Shares 1,961 $25.50
(right to buy)*
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Non-Employee Director
Stock Option 5/22/98 5/22/06 Common Shares 1,961 $25.50
(right to buy)*
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Non-Employee Director
Stock Option 5/22/99 5/22/06 Common Shares 1,961 $25.50 D
(right to buy)*
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Explanation of Repsonses:
*Grant to Reporting Person of option under the Invacare Corporation 1992
Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule :
16b-3.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient. See Instruction 6 for procedure.
/S/ Bernadine P. Healy May 22, 1996
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Signature of Reporting Person
