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An undergarment for the handicapped comprises a brief or panty style garment having a lower front panel covering the crotch area that is releasably secured by hook and loop fastening means to a lower edge of the front panel of the garment for providing quick and complete access to the crotch area fo

An undergarment for the handicapped comprises a brief or panty style garment having a lower front panel covering the crotch area that is releasably secured by hook and loop fastening means to a lower edge of the front panel of the garment for providing quick and complete access to the crotch area for catheterization and the like. Alternate embodiments include a slit in the front panel for the male version and leg straps for encircling the legs for a female embodiment.

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An undergarment of the panties type for the handicapped, said garment comprising: a plurality of panels of soft pliable fabric secured together for forming an undergarment for covering the human anatomy at the juncture of the legs with the truck, and having means defining a waist opening and a pair

An undergarment of the panties type for the handicapped, said garment comprising: a plurality of panels of soft pliable fabric secured together for forming an undergarment for covering the human anatomy at the juncture of the legs with the truck, and having means defining a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, said plurality of panels comprising a front panel terminating at a lower edge above the crotch; first hook and loop fastening means secured to and extending along said lower edge; a back panel secured to said front panel for forming a tube portion for receiving the trunk and defining said waist opening; a releasable lower panel connected to said back panel across the crotch area and up the front and terminating at a forward edge, said lower panel having a waterproof portion for extending across the crotch area; second hook and loop fastening means secured to and extending along said forward edge for releasable securement to said first hook and loop fastening means at the lower edge of the front panel for covering the crotch area and for providing easy access to the crotch area of anatomy; a pair of straps each extending along each side of the lower edge of said front panel for defining a respective leg opening, said leg openings being substantially at the juncture of the wearer\s legs and trunk in the worn position and connected at opposite ends to said back panel; and an additional inner panel extending over the crotch area and connected on opposite sides to said straps and at the top and bottom edges to said front and back panels respectively, said inner panel having a centrally disposed, access opening provided with a finished surrounding edge.