Garment Permitting Enhanced Accessibility to Medicament Injection Sites

Abstract

Garments are provided that permit easy accessibility to medicament injection sites, or key zones, of the wearer. Each of the garments has multiple access slots which overlie respective injection sites, e.g., arms, thighs, abdomen, and/or other body parts which tend to accumulate subcutaneous fat, making them suitable as injection sites. Each of the access slots has a base portion and a corresponding flap portion. Openings are defined through the access slots, between the base and flap portions, and provide access to the skin of the wearer at the respective injection sites. The access slots can be incorporated into the garment in a visually inconspicuous manner by providing them on or within covers that replicate the appearance of, e.g., pockets, patches, or other structures concealing their appearance.

1 . A garment system, comprising:
 a garment configured to cover at least a portion of the body of a wearer;   a slot permitting access to a skin surface area of the wearer in an area of subcutaneous fat accumulation; and   a closure mechanism selectively restricting access to the skin surface area through the slot,   wherein the slot and closure mechanism cooperate to selectively permit dispensation of an injectable medicament through the slot.   
   
   
       2 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the slot defines a length and a width dimension, the width dimension being generally constant in magnitude along the length. 
   
   
       3 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the slot defines a length and a width dimension, the width dimension being generally non-constant in magnitude along the length. 
   
   
       4 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein a flap selectively covers the slot. 
   
   
       5 . The garment system of  claim 4 , wherein the flap has pocket-like appearance characteristics. 
   
   
       6 . The garment system of  claim 4 , wherein the flap has patch-like appearance characteristics. 
   
   
       7 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the closure mechanism is a hook and loop fastener assembly. 
   
   
       8 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the closure mechanism is a zipper assembly. 
   
   
       9 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the closure mechanism is a button assembly. 
   
   
       10 . The garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the closure mechanism is a fabric tie assembly. 
   
   
       11 . A garment system, comprising:
 a garment having appendage covering segments that cover at least parts of appendages of a wearer; and   multiple slots extending through the appendage covering segments of the garment, the slots being manipulatable between a first closed condition and a second open condition,   wherein when the slot is in the closed condition, access therethrough is restricted, and when the slot in the open condition, administration of an injectable medicament is permitted therethrough.   
   
   
       12 . The garment system of  claim 11 , wherein the appendage covering segments are sleeves. 
   
   
       13 . The garment system of  claim 11 , wherein the appendage covering segments are leg segments. 
   
   
       14 . The garment system of  claim 12 , wherein the slots extend through portions of the sleeves that cover the upper arms of the wearer. 
   
   
       15 . The garment system of  claim 13 , wherein the slots extend through portions of the leg segments that cover the thighs of the wearer. 
   
   
       16 . The garment system of  claim 14 , wherein the slots extend through lateral outwardly facing portions of the sleeves. 
   
   
       17 . The garment system of  claim 15 , wherein the slots extend through lateral outwardly facing portions of the leg segments. 
   
   
       18 . A garment system, comprising:
 a garment configured to cover at least a portion of the body of a wearer;   a slot permitting access to a skin surface area of the wearer in an area of subcutaneous fat accumulation;   a flap selectively overlying the slot;   a closure mechanism attached to the flap and temporarily attaching the flap to the garment,   wherein when the flap is temporarily attached to the garment, the flap overlies the slot and restricts access therethrough, and when the flap does not overlie the slot, administration of an injectable medicament is permitted therethrough.   
   
   
       19 . The garment system of  claim 14 , wherein the garment includes sleeves and the slot extends through a lateral outwardly facing upper arm portion of one of the sleeves. 
   
   
       20 . The garment system of  claim 15 , wherein the garment includes leg segments and the slot extends through a lateral outwardly facing portion of one of the leg segments.