Patent ID: 8607366

Claim:
A garment for securing an external portion of a catheter having a single proximal shaft that transitions to at least two distal branches via a junction, the garment comprising: an opening extending vertically along a front panel of the garment, the opening including a first series of fasteners for releasably closing the opening, wherein the first series of fasteners have spaces therebetween configured to allow the catheter to pass therethrough; a flap coupled to an exterior surface of the front panel of the garment, the flap extending across the front panel in a direction generally transverse to the vertical opening, wherein the flap is positioned adjacent to the vertical opening and includes a second series of fasteners for releasably coupling a free edge of the flap onto the front panel to form a pocket between the exterior surface of the front panel and an interior surface of the flap, the pocket configured to enclose the external portion of the catheter between the exterior surface of the front panel and the interior surface of the flap when the flap is closed; and a stopper coupled to flap and positioned to releasably fasten the flap to the front panel between the distal branches of the catheter and adjacent to the junction of the catheter.