April 4, 2011

Invacare Continues to Enhance Its Internal Regulatory & Corporate Compliance Functions with New Role of Chief Compliance Officer

ELYRIA, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Invacare (NYSE: IVC) announced today that it has hired Colleen Craven as Chief Compliance Officer. In this role, Craven will be responsible for overseeing the Company’s initiatives to ensure it is in compliance with relevant laws and regulations regarding the design, manufacture and distribution of medical devices. Craven joins Invacare as the Company looks to improve its corporate compliance procedures and documentation practices.

“As Invacare has grown into a $1.7 billion medical device manufacturer, it has realized that there is a lot of opportunity to make improvements to its corporate procedures and documentation practices. We look forward to Colleen’s contributions to the team. The Company will continue to look for opportunities to add talent and expertise to expand its regulatory affairs capabilities,” said Gerald B. Blouch, president and chief executive officer.

Craven most recently served as Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Business Practices at Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a U.S. based specialty health care solutions company. In this role, she oversaw and enhanced Endo’s compliance programs for all aspects of the company. Prior to that, she spent six years at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she provided consulting services to healthcare companies on the development and implementation of regulatory compliance programs. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Cleveland State University and a Juris Doctor Degree from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Invacare (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 6,300 associates and markets its products in 80 countries around the world. The Company was named to the 2010 Fortune 1000 list and to the 2010 IndustryWeek U.S. Manufacturing 500. For more information about the Company and its products, visit Invacare’s website at www.invacare.com.