Infusion Port Access Garment

Abstract

An infusion port access garment includes a shirt that includes a front panel and a rear panel attached together and which has an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. The lower edge is open and the upper edge has a neck opening extending therethrough. A first sleeve is attached to the first side edge adjacent to the upper edge and a second sleeve is attached to the second side edge adjacent to the upper edge. The front panel has a break therein to define a free flap that is openable from a remaining portion of the front panel to facilitate access to an interior of the shirt. The free flap is positioned adjacent to the neck opening. A coupler is mounted on the shirt and releasably retains the free flap in a closed position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A torso covering assembly configured to facilitate reception of an infusion port, said assembly comprising:
 a shirt including a front panel and a rear panel attached together and having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said lower edge being open, said upper edge having a neck opening extending therethrough, a first shoulder being defined between said first side edge and said neck opening, a first sleeve being attached to said first side edge adjacent to said upper edge, a second sleeve being attached to said second side edge adjacent to said upper edge;   said front panel having a break therein to define a free flap being openable from a remaining portion of said front panel to facilitate access to an interior of said shirt, said free flap being positioned adjacent to said neck opening; and   a coupler being mounted on said shirt and releasably retaining said free flap in a closed position.   
     
     
         2 . The torso covering assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said break includes a first section extending through and downwardly from a perimeter edge of said neck opening and a second section extending laterally from said first section to said first side edge such that a portion of front portion of said first shoulder is openable relative to a remaining portion of shirt. 
     
     
         3 . The torso covering assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said first section and said second section are oriented perpendicular to each other. 
     
     
         4 . The torso covering assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said second section intersects said first section at a distal end of said first section relative to said neck opening. 
     
     
         5 . The torso covering assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said first and second sections each have a length equal to at least 25% of a distance from said neck opening to said lower edge. 
     
     
         6 . The torso covering assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said coupler includes a first mating member being attached to said free flap and a second member attached to said remaining portion of said front panel. 
     
     
         7 . The torso covering assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said coupler includes a first mating member being attached to said free flap and a second member attached to said remaining portion of said front panel, said coupler comprising a hook and loop coupler wherein said first and second mating members extend continuously along said first and second sections. 
     
     
         8 . A torso covering assembly configured to facilitate reception of an infusion port, said assembly comprising:
 a shirt including a front panel and a rear panel attached together and having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said lower edge being open, said upper edge having a neck opening extending therethrough, a first shoulder being defined between said first side edge and said neck opening, a first sleeve being attached to said first side edge adjacent to said upper edge, a second sleeve being attached to said second side edge adjacent to said upper edge;   said front panel having a break therein to define a free flap being openable from a remaining portion of said front panel to facilitate access to an interior of said shirt, said free flap being positioned adjacent to said neck opening, said break including a first section extending through and downwardly from a perimeter edge of said neck opening and a second section extending laterally from said first section to said first side edge such that a portion of front portion of said first shoulder is openable relative to a remaining portion of shirt, said first section and said second section being oriented perpendicular to each other, said second section intersecting said first section at a distal end of said first section relative to said neck opening, said first and second sections each having a length equal to at least 25% of a distance from said neck opening to said lower edge; and   a coupler being mounted on said shirt and releasably retaining said free flap in a closed position, said coupler including a first mating member being attached to said free flap and a second member attached to said remaining portion of said front panel, said coupler comprising a hook and loop coupler wherein said first and second mating members extend continuously along said first and second sections.