INVACARE CORP - FORM 10-K - EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - February 27, 2012

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10-K - INVACARE CORPivc10-k.htm
EX-23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - INVACARE CORPivcex23.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY - INVACARE CORPivcex21.htm
EX-10.J - FORM OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND ITS DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OF ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SCHEDULE OF ALL SUCH AGREEMENTS WITH DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - INVACARE CORPivcex10j.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - INVACARE CORPivcex322.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - INVACARE CORPivcex312.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - INVACARE CORPivcex321.htm
EX-10.Q - FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK OPTION AWARD UNDER INVACARE CORPORATION 2003 PERFORMANCE PLAN - INVACARE CORPivcex10q.htm
EX-10.V - DIRECTOR COMPENSATION SCHEDULE - INVACARE CORPivcex10v.htm
EX-10.AG - AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE $400,000,000 REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT - INVACARE CORPivcex10ag.htm
EX-10.AI - AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO INVACARE CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLUS PLAN, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2005 - INVACARE CORPivcex10ai.htm
EX-10.AH - 2012 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012 - INVACARE CORPivcex10ah.htm


Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Gerald B. Blouch, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Invacare Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
 
INVACARE CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
/s/    GERALD B. BLOUCH        
 
 
Gerald B. Blouch
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:
February 27, 2012
 



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