Exhibit 32.2

                                  Certification
                         Pursuant to Section 906 of the
             Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of
            Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)


     Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a)
and (b) of  Section  1350,  Chapter 63 of Title 18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned   officer  of  Invacare   Corporation,   an  Ohio  corporation  (the
"Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:

     (a) The Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended  September 30,
2003 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully  complies with the  requirements  of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (b) the  information  contained  in the Form 10-Q fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company as of, and for, the periods presented in the Form 10-Q.



Dated:  November 12, 2003
                                                    /s/ A. Malachi Mixon, III
                                                    -------------------------
                                                    A. Malachi Mixon, III
                                                    Chief Executive Officer


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Invacare  Corporation  and will be retained by Invacare  Corporation
and  furnished  to the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  or its staff upon
request.