Invacare News

The Fourth Irish Wheelchair Tennis Open Championships

Proudly Sponsored by Invacare Ireland

This year the 4th Irish National Wheelchair Tennis Open Championships will take place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd of August 2009, at David Lloyd Riverview Health and Fitness Centre, Beechhill, Clonskeagh,Dublin 4.

Please see www.iwasport.com for more information on this event.

Invacare World Team Cup 2009 News!

5 MARCH 2009

Invacare Europe to host Invacare World Team Cup 2009

Invacare Europe, in association with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Tennis Foundation will host the 2009 Invacare World Team Cup, the largest team competition for
wheelchair tennis. The competition will be held in Nottingham, United Kingdom, from July 27 to August 2, at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, the premium tennis venue in Nottingham and one of the largest of its kind in the country.

About the Invacare World Team Cup 2009 celebrates the Silver Anniversary of the Invacare World Team Cup, making it a unique occasion for all those involved. Often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis, the Invacare World Team Cup tournament brings the elite wheelchair tennis players together to compete for national pride in one of the world’s premium disability sport team events.  Greater support The Invacare World Team Cup is a key event for Invacare. The flagship event is the perfect representation of the company motto ‘Yes, you can’, promoting both an active and positive lifestyle. Invacare Europe is thrilled to have the honour of offering greater levels of support and more sponsorship opportunities.

Invacare World Team Cup 2009 – a platform for the company
This year, more than 30 nations, 200 players and 150 additional guests will take part in the Invacare World Team Cup. However the IWTC isn’t just about tennis, Invacare has an exciting week planned and will be present at the Nottingham Tennis Centre with the Invacare Village. A symposium with well-known guest speakers and experts on the topic “Integration and Sports” will be held on Thursday 30th of July. Invacare is delighted to announce that Mr Martin McElhatton – IWTA President, will be the Chairman. Here the guest will be able to visit an Invacare show room with the newest Invacare, Küschall and Top End products and watch various sports demonstrations throughout the week.

Ambassador Rainer Küschall
The Invacare ambassador will be Mr Rainer Küschall. Rainer became quadriplegic after a swimming accident yet he continued to pursue his passion for sports, going on to win 21 Paralympic medals at 7 Paralympic games. Rainer later founded Küschall AG, a company creating revolutionary, light wheelchairs. Küschall AG is a subsidiary company of Invacare and Rainer will speak at this year’s symposium.

Nottingham: A cosmopolitan city
Nottingham, the regional capital of the East Midlands, is famous around the world for many things - from fine lace to football, from Robin Hood and the Sheriff to household names such as the Boots Company and Raleigh Industries. It is a cosmopolitan city, with a diversity of cultures, and countryside close at hand.

Nottingham Tennis Centre will become the only venue outside the United States to host the
Invacare World Team Cup three times after staging it in 1994 and 1997.

Invacare Tennis Team:
Robin Ammerlaan – World Tennis Player N° 2
Florence Gravellier – World Tennis Player N° 4

Click here to get the Press release

February the 20th, 2009

Jeremy Dier announced Tournament Director....Click here to know more!

Invacare XPO₂ is approved by FAA (USA) for airline travel

February the 5th, 2009

In the USA, the Federal Aviation Administration SFAR No. 106 has been amended to include the Invacare® XPO2™ portable concentrator for use onboard passenger aircraft.

The XPO2 combines the reliability and durability providers want with the clinical performance patients need to stay oxygenated during use.  Now that the XPO2 has been approved by the FAA, Invacare will approach individual airlines for their approvals regarding in-flight use of oxygen systems. 

This new portable concentrator weighs only 2.9 kg and incorporates Sensi-Pulse™ technology, an innovative five-setting pulse dose oxygen delivery system that keeps oxygen patients saturated during all activities of daily living.  It operates from battery, AC or DC power. The two-and-a-half hour battery duration (at setting 2) may be doubled to five hours through the use of an optional supplemental battery that attaches easily to the carrying case. Other features include quiet, simple operation, and a contemporary, non-medical look, all of which are very important to oxygen patients.

Invacare walking frames in a famous musical

December the 3rd, 2008

The very popular Musical "The Producers" now being played in Stockholm until spring 2009 is featuring very special characters this year! Indeed several walking frames from the Invacare range have been selected and are now appearing nicely in a notable scene of this performance.
The musical team seems very happy with the Invacare walking frames which are, according to them, very easy to fold and play with during the show.

More information about "The Producers" (in swedish only) - click here
China Theatre website - click here