Exhibit 32.1

                                  Certification
                   Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                       as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                        of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


 In connection with the Annual Report of Invacare Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, A. Malachi Mixon,
III, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

   (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
   respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  March 11, 2005
                                                     /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.