Patent ID: 8690835

Claim:
A garment for concealing a central venous catheter connected to a medical appliance implanted in a torso of a patient which allows the garment to be removed without disturbing the medical appliance and allows the catheter to be reached from the outside, said garment comprising a garment body formed from material suitable for clothing having a back portion, arm openings, neck opening and a front portion, said front and back portions joined at sides thereof, said front portion having first and second front subportions separated by a central longitudinal opening which is closable with releasable fasteners, a first access opening in one of the first and second front subportions through which the catheter may be passed and a first flap laterally attached to the one of the first and second front subportions adjacent to the access opening and movable between open and closed position covering the access opening, and said first access opening formed as an open ended slot extending to and terminating at the central longitudinal opening through which the catheter may be narrowly passed, said first flap covering the first access opening and a portion of the front subportion in which the access opening is formed to cover the central venous catheter when disconnected from the medical appliance and curled on the outside of the garment such that it does not rub against the patient's torso.