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Custom Manual Wheelchairs. Invacare manufactures and markets a range of custom manual
wheelchairs for everyday, sports and recreational uses. These lightweight chairs are marketed under the
Invacare®and Invacare Top End®brand names. The chairs provide mobility for people with moderate to
severe disabilities in their everyday activities as well as for use in various sports such as basketball, racing
and tennis.
Personal Mobility. Invacare manufactures and distributes personal mobility products, including
compact scooters available in three-wheel and four-wheel versions.
Seating and Positioning Products. Invacare markets seat cushions, back supports and accessories under
three series: the Invacare®Absolute™Series provides simple seating solutions for comfort, fit and function;
the Invacare InTouch™Series includes versatile modular seating, providing optimal rehab solutions; and the
Invacare PinDot®Series offers custom seating solutions personalized for the most challenged clients. The
company also markets specialty seating products, pediatric seating and wheelchairs as well as various
standers that allow people to stand that otherwise would be unable.
STANDARD PRODUCTS
Manual Wheelchairs. Invacare’s manual wheelchairs are sold for use inside and outside the home,
institutional settings or public places. Clients include people who are chronically or temporarily disabled
and require basic mobility performance with little or no frame modification. Examples of the company’s
manual wheelchair lines, which are marketed under the Invacare®brand name, include the 9000 and
Tracer®product lines. These wheelchairs are designed to accommodate the diverse capabilities and unique
needs of the individual, from petite to bariatric sizes.
Personal Care. Invacare is principally a distributor of a full line of personal care products, including
ambulatory aids such as crutches, canes, walkers, knee walkers and wheeled walkers. This category also
features the Value Line Rollator, one of the latest Value Line products. Value Line products are products
that are cost-effective, easy to use and contain the features and benefits that providers, clinicians and
individuals require. Also available are safety aids such as tub transfer benches, shower chairs and grab bars,
and patient care products such as commodes and other toilet assist aids.
Home Care Beds. Invacare manufactures and distributes a wide variety of manual, semi-electric and
fully-electric beds for home use under the Invacare®brand name. Home care bed accessories include
bedside rails, mattresses, overbed tables and trapeze bars. Also available are bariatric beds and
accompanying accessories to serve the special needs of bariatric patients.
Low Air Loss Therapy Products. Invacare distributes a complete line of mattress overlays and
replacement products, under the Invacare®Solace®and microAIR®brand names. These products, which
use either pressure reducing foam or air flotation to redistribute weight and move moisture away from
patients, assist in the total care of those who are immobile and spend a great deal of time in bed.
Patient Transport. Invacare manufactures and/or distributes products needed to assist in transferring
individuals from surface to surface (bed to chair) or transporting from room to room. Designed for use in the
home and institutional settings, these products include patient lifts and slings, and a series of mobile, multi-
functional recliners.
RESPIRATORY PRODUCTS
HomeFill Oxygen Filling System. Invacare has sold more than 175,000 HomeFill units since
commercial sales started in 2002. We believe the HomeFill System is unique, as it is the first oxygen
technology to deliver meaningful changes to both patients and providers. The HomeFill System is widely
recognized for the elimination of routine and expensive oxygen deliveries, and also provides patients with
unprecedented ambulation and independence, enabling people to safely and easily make compressed oxygen
in their home and store it in cylinders for future use.
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