Exhibit 99.1

News Release                                         Contact:
                                                     Lara L. Mahoney
                                                     Public Relations Manager
                                                     (440) 329-6393


FORMER NATO SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER  BRINGS YEARS OF  INTERNATIONAL  LEADERSHIP
EXPERIENCE TO INVACARE BOARD

     Elyria,   Ohio--March  2,  2007--Invacare  Corporation  (NYSE:  IVC)  today
announced  that General James L. Jones,  United States Marine Corps (ret.),  who
recently  retired as Supreme  Allied  Commander of NATO (North  Atlantic  Treaty
Organization)  and Commander of the United States European  Command,  has joined
the Company's  Board of Directors.  General Jones' proven  leadership  qualities
will allow him to be an active participant in the future strategic  direction of
Invacare's  management,  sales,  marketing and sourcing plans on both a domestic
and international front.

     "As Invacare  continues to increase its focus on global sourcing and sales,
it will benefit greatly from General Jones's extensive international  experience
and from the  leadership  qualities  he exhibited  as  Commandant  of the Marine
Corps,  a position he held for four years prior to becoming NATO Supreme  Allied
Commander," said A. Malachi Mixon III,  Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer of
Invacare. "We are honored and excited that General Jones has agreed to be a part
of Invacare's board."

     General Jones was  unanimously  elected to the board by Invacare's  current
directors.  He will be among four  nominees  whose  names will be  submitted  to
shareholders  for  election/re-election  at  the  Company's  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders in May.

     "I am looking forward to serving with Mal Mixon and the other distinguished
members of the Invacare board," said General Jones.  "Invacare is a world leader
in the market for  medical  equipment  used in the home and has a  well-deserved
reputation  for  innovative  products.  I  am  particularly   grateful  for  the
opportunity to become  associated  with a company that devotes so many resources
to improving the lives of our nation's disabled veterans."

     In a tribute contained in the Congressional  Record,  Virginia Senator John
Warner noted that General Jones "led the most aggressive  transformation efforts
in  NATO's   history--including   a  comprehensive   headquarters   realignment,
developing  NATO's  global  military  capabilities,  creating the NATO  Response
Force,  bringing new members into NATO's military  structure,  and embracing the
concept and practice of out-of-area missions for NATO. Under his guidance,  NATO
now has 30,000 troops deployed in locations  across the globe and is leading the
International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan."

     General  Jones has a Bachelor of Science  degree and an Honorary  Doctorate
from Georgetown  University.  He was commissioned  into the Marine Corps in 1967
and served in Vietnam as a platoon and company commander.  He graduated from the
National War College in 1985 and later served as Military  Assistant to the U.S.
Secretary of Defense.


     Invacare  Corporation  (NYSE: IVC),  headquartered in Elyria,  Ohio, is the
global  leader  in the  manufacture  and  distribution  of  innovative  home and
long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. The
company has 6,000 associates and markets its products in 80 countries around the
world. For more information about the company and its products, visit Invacare's
website at www.invacare.com.

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