Shirt having closable shoulder seam opening

Abstract

A treatment enabling shirt for allowing access to a wearer's PICC without requiring the removal of the wearer's shirt. The treatment enabling shirt comprises a base shirt having a closeable opening running from the collar portion along the shoulder seam area (on a shoulder seam or otherwise directly above the shoulder area of thereof). The closeable opening is defined by a slit in the fabric of the shirt along the shoulder seam area, from the collar portion to the sleeve portion. The slit creates a first fastening area and a second fastening area, which are configured to releasably attach to each other with respective components of a hook and loop fastener.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A treatment enabling shirt, comprising:
 a base shirt having a collar portion;   a closeable opening defined by a slit in the shoulder seam area of the base shirt which creates a first fastening surface and a second fastening surface, wherein said first fastening surface is adapted to releasably attach to the second fastening surface through at least one fastener.   
     
     
         2 . The treatment enabling shirt of  claim 1 , wherein said first fastening surface is adapted to releasably attach to the second fastening surface through a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         3 . The treatment enabling shirt of  claim 2 , wherein said first fastening surface includes a first component of the hook and loop fastener and said second fastening surface includes a second component of the hook and loop fastener and the second component is to opposite, corresponding component to the first component. 
     
     
         4 . The treatment enabling shirt of  claim 3 , wherein the first component is defined by a hook component of the hook and loop fastener and the second component is defined by a loop component of the hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         5 . The treatment enabling shirt of  claim 1 , wherein said slit extends to the collar portion. 
     
     
         6 . The treatment enabling shirt of  claim 1 , wherein said slit extends from the collar portion to a sleeve area on said base shirt. 
     
     
         7 . A treatment enabling shirt, comprising:
 a shirt means for covering;   an opening means disposed on said shirt means for providing access to the torso area under the shirt means.