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OTHER PRODUCTS
Invacare also manufactures markets and distributes many accessory products, including spare parts,
wheelchair cushions, arm rests, wheels and respiratory parts. In some cases, the company’s accessory items
are built to be interchangeable so that they can be used to replace parts on products manufactured by others.
Invacare Supply Group
Invacare distributes numerous lines of branded medical supplies including ostomy, incontinence, diabetic,
interals, wound care and urology products as wells as home medical equipment, including aids for daily living.
Invacare Supply Group (ISG) also sells through the retail market.
Institutional Products Group
Invacare, operating as Institutional Products Group (IPG), is a manufacturer and distributor of healthcare
furnishings including beds, case goods and patient handling equipment for the long-term care markets, specialty
clinical recliners for dialysis and oncology clinics and certain other home medical equipment and accessory
products.
Asia/Pacific
The company’s Asia/Pacific operations consist of Invacare Australia, which distributes the Invacare range
of products which includes: manual and power wheelchairs, lifts, ramps, beds, furniture and pressure care
products; Dynamic Controls, a manufacturer of electronic operating components used in power wheelchairs,
scooters and other products; Invacare New Zealand, a distributor of a wide range of home medical equipment;
and Invacare Asia, which imports and distributes home medical equipment to the Asian markets.
Europe
The company’s European operations operate as a “common market” company with sales throughout Europe.
The European operations currently sell a line of products providing room for growth as Invacare continues to
broaden its product line offerings to more closely resemble those of its North American operations.
Most wheelchair products sold in Europe are designed locally to meet specific market requirements. The
company manufactures and/or assembles both manual and power wheelchair products at the following European
facilities: Invacare UK Ltd. in the United Kingdom, Invacare Poirier S.A.S. in France, Invacare (Deutschland)
GmbH in Germany and Ulrich Alber Gmbh in Germany. Manual wheelchair products are also manufactured and/
or assembled at Invacare Portugal, Kuschall AG in Switzerland (the Kuschall range), and Invacare Rea AB in
Sweden, beds and patient lifts at EC-Hong A/S in Denmark and personal care products at Aquatec GmbH in
Germany and Dolomite AB in Sweden. Oxygen products such as concentrators and the HomeFill®oxygen
delivery system are imported from Invacare U.S. or China operations.
For information relating to net sales by product group, see Business Segments in the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
WARRANTY
Generally, the company’s products are covered from the date of sale to the customer by warranties against
defects in material and workmanship for various periods depending on the product. Certain components carry a
lifetime warranty.
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