Garment for shielding lines connected to a patient

A garment to be worn by a person with a catheter and catheter line or the like implanted at an implant site, said garment comprising:

• A. close-fitting garment body means with an inside surface for covering a portion of the person including the implant site,
• B. pocket forming means having a loose edge and having other edges mounted to said garment body means on said inside surface adjacent the implant site for forming with said garment body means a pocket with an opening along said loose edge facing and proximate the implant site for storing a portion of the catheter line or the like therein,
• C. first partial closure means attached to said pocket forming means along substantially all said loose edge and second partial closure means attached to said garment body means opposite to said first partial closure means for releasable attachment thereto, said first and second partial closure means having a gap therethrough into said pocket and partially closing said opening around said gap to retain the catheter line or the like in said pocket means while allowing the catheter line limited motion relative to said garment through said gap in said partial closure means, and
• D. garment closure means affixed to said garment body means for facilitating the removal and donning of the garment, said closure means being offset from the site of said pocket means.