The described easy access apparel provides ever day wear that is effective to reduce the stigma of a chronic illness, improve the experience of receiving treatment for a chronic illness, and facilitates access to and utilization of a percutaneous access site.

A medical undergarment, including: a one-piece body comprising: a side panel having an attachment end; a front panel having an attachment area; a gusset, the gusset being configured to be positioned between the legs of a patient during use; and a loop located on an exterior surface of the one-piece body, wherein the attachment end of the side panel is configured to be attached to the attachment area of the front panel forming a closure on an anterior portion of the one-piece body. The attachment elements of the attachment end, or the attachment area, or both, are preferably gapped to provide a passage for a medical tube.

A body support wrap adapted to encompass a body article of a user while elastically encompassing and supporting a fluid communication element, the body support wrap includes first and second flexible elastomeric surrounding sidewalls that are adjacent to one another and offset on an upper end forming a mouth opening and the first and second sidewalls are evenly displaced on a lower end forming a closed attachment, wherein an interior pocket is formed therebetween the first and second sidewalls that the fluid communication element is disposed through the mouth opening, wherein operationally via the first and second sidewalls elasticity the fluid communication element is held anyplace within the interior pocket in multiple positions adjacent to the user for the convenience and comfort of the user.

A medical, in particular orthopaedic, aid (1, 1′, 1″), such as for example an orthosis (1), bandage (1′) or compressive item of clothing (1″), consisting of at least one base body (2, 2′, 2″) of at least one elastic and/or non-elastic textile material (3, 3′, 3″), which is designed for the supporting of tissue and/or parts of the body of a patient, wherein the at least one textile material (3, 3′, 3″) of the base body (2, 2′, 2″) is designed at least partially to be substantially transmissible with respect to UV radiation.

A durable lower body garment (1) formed of a plurality of fabric panels (17, 19, 21, 23, 25) and having an inner surface for facing towards the wearer and an outer surface for facing away from the wearer, the plurality of fabric panels defining a waist opening and a pair of leg openings (11, 13). The garment comprises a front fabric panel (17) and at least one further fabric panel, the front fabric panel (17) and the at least one further fabric panel being joined along their lateral edges to define the waist opening including a waist edge (31), each of the front fabric panel (17) and the at least one further fabric panel extending from the waist edge (31) to at least a crotch region of the garment, and wherein each of the front fabric panel (17) and the at least one further fabric panel is formed of an elastically stretchable fabric. The front fabric panel (17) defines from 10% to 60% of a length of the waist edge (31) and the at least one further fabric panel defines from 40% to 90% of the length of the waist edge (31), as measured when the garment is in its unworn state. The front fabric panel (17) is folded along the waist edge (31) to define a front waist hem (33) at the inner surface of the garment and the at least one further fabric panel is folded along the waist edge (31) to define a further waist hem (35) at the inner surface of the garment, the front waist hem (33) and the further waist hem (35) each having a depth of at least 15 mm. The front waist hem (33) and the further waist hem (35) are ungathered when the garment is in the unworn state. An elongation under a load of 3.6 kg exhibited by the front waist hem (33), in a direction about the waist opening, is at least 10% greater than an elongation under a load of 3.6 kg exhibited by the further waist hem (35), in a direction about the waist opening.

Described herein are pants containing a zipper extending through the waistband and the entire outseam of each pant leg. The pants have a flange of fabric disposed on the interior of each zipper to prevent direct contact between the zipper and the skin of a person wearing the pants. The pants also include a fabric tab attached at the waistband next to the zipper to cover an exterior portion of the zipper. The pants provide benefits to wearers who have limited mobility, sensitive skin, or a physical impediment, such as a cast, by easing the challenges of applying the pants to the legs.

An article of clothing is provided having a plurality of accesses for accessing, when the clothing is worn by a wearer, the area below the clothing without removing the clothing. In one example, the article of clothing is an upper-body garment with two arm accesses, an anterior torso access, and two side torso accesses. In another example, the article of clothing is a lower-body garment with two leg accesses, two knee accesses, and two hip accesses. In one example, each access is opened or closed by an incremental fastening device such as a one-way or two-way zipper.

A decubitus ulcers prevention garment for decreasing the skin pressure on a select body area of the population at risk for decubitus may be provided. The garment may be similar in shape to boxer briefs and composed of strategically mapped air cells for the patients' bilateral hips, proximal thighs and gluteal region wrapping posteriorly, targeting anatomic points including greater trochanteric, ischial tuberosities, posterior iliac spines, sacrum and coccyx. The air cell arrangement may allow for patterned inflation and deflation thereby off loading and loading particular areas. As air cells are cycled through inflation and deflation, skin pressure may be decreased thereby preventing focal pressure and local tissue ischemia resulting in necrosis.

A garment is provided having a closed front portion made of a pair of overlapping fabric panels that are joined along a seam. The garment also includes a lower front access portion where the pair of fabric panels overlap but are not joined and may therefore be parted, providing access to a portion of the wearer's body. A third fabric panel is joined to the overlapping pair fabric panels and is disposed in a chest area of the garment. A rear portion of the garment is openable to provide access to the wearer's spine.

A garment of the present invention comprises a closed tensionable loop for stabilizing a human knee. The loop is arranged to freely move along a conduit within the garment and is provided with a tensioner. The conduit crosses over itself between the lateral and a medial side on the anterior of the leg at least one of above and below the knee to provide compression on the ligaments of the knee when the loop is tensioned. The conduit circles the lower leg at a distal region of the triceps surae, thereby providing an anchor to the lower leg. An anchor is provided at or above the thigh. A method for stabilizing the knee using the tensionable loop involves positioning the garment so as to ensure that the conduit follows a predetermined path on the leg that places the loop over at least one of the two collateral ligaments of the knee and the tensioner is operated to adjust the compression on the ligaments.