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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 * Ledda Ralf   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) Sen VP/GM-EUR,Mid East&Africa (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE INVACARE WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2018 (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 03/16/2018   A   5,040 (1) A $ 0 37,536 (2) D

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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)

(3)

(4)

(4)

Common Shares

13,000

13,000 (2) (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ledda Ralf ONE INVACARE WAY ELYRIA, OH 44035			Sen VP/GM-EUR,Mid East&Africa

Signatures

/s/ Ralf Ledda, by Kristofer K. Spreen, his attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated November 10, 2016, on file with the Commission		03/20/2018
**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 stock units granted pursuant to the Invacare Corporation 2013 Equity Compensation Plan in an exempt transaction under Rule 16b-3. These restricted stock units vest in 1/3 annual increments over three years commencing on May 15, 2019.
(2)	Includes 29,696 previously reported restricted stock units issued pursuant to the Invacare Corporation 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. 400 of these restricted stock units vest on May 15, 2018; 2,000 of these restricted stock units vest in 1/2 increments on May 15, 2018 and May 15, 2019; 7,296 of these restricted stock units vest in 1/3 annual increments over three years commencing on May 15, 2018; and 20,000 of these restricted stock units vest in full on November 15, 2019 after a three-year "cliff" vesting period.
(3)	No transaction is being reported on this line. Reported on a previously filed Form 3 or Form 5.
(4)	The reporting person holds previously reported options to buy 13,000 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 between August 20, 2008 and March 18, 2013, at exercise prices between $13.37 to $25.79 per share, will expire between August 20, 2018 and March 18, 2023, and became exercisable between September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2017.
(5)	The current balance reflects the expiration of 1,500 options on August 22, 2017.

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