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Stationary Oxygen Concentrators. Invacare oxygen concentrators are manufactured under the
Perfecto2™name and are available in five and 10 liter models. In 2009, Invacare launched the economical
Perfecto2™V Concentrator, a model that is energy-efficient, quiet and HomeFill system compatible. All
Invacare stationary concentrators provide patients with durable equipment and reliable oxygen either at
home or in a healthcare setting.
Portable Oxygen Products. Invacare launched the SOLO2™Transportable Concentrator and the
XPO2™Portable Concentrator in 2009 and 2008, respectively. These products cater to oxygen users, who
are active and ambulatory, a growing subset of the population. Today’s oxygen users may still work, travel
and participate in activities that keep them away from home for extended periods of time. The XPO2™
Concentrator is approved for use on board an aircraft. As more patients take to the air, the demand and need
for portable oxygen concentrators will increase.
Aerosol Products and Oxygen Accessories. Invacare offers a family of aerosol compressors under the
Stratos™name. In 2009, Invacare catered to the substantial pediatric market with a pediatric nebulizer.
Invacare also expanded its line of conservers and regulators to maximize the efficiency of oxygen cylinders.
OTHER PRODUCTS
Invacare 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.
Institutional Products Group
Invacare, operating as Invacare Continuing Care, Carroll Healthcare and Champion, is a manufacturer and
marketer 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, respiratory 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 in the following countries:
United Kingdom, France and Germany. Manual wheelchair products are also manufactured and/or assembled in
Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden. Beds are assembled in Denmark and Portugal. Personal care products are
manufactured in Germany; and Dolomite products are manufactured in Sweden. Oxygen products such as
concentrators and homefill are imported from Invacare U.S. or China operations.
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