Attachment mechanism for alignment garment for use with a fully implantable system

An attachment mechanism securable to a garment for holding an external coil in a predetermined location, the attachment mechanism comprising:

• a body having a first planar side and a second planar side opposite the first planar side, the first and the second planar sides being parallel, wherein the body defines a central aperture;
• a plurality of protrusions being disposed circumferentially on the first planar side, the plurality of protrusions configured to be received within an aperture of the external coil, each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions sized to extend through at least a portion of the aperture of the external coil, each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions having a ridge and a protuberance, each ridge and protuberance being configured to releasably engage with the aperture, and each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions having a base portion and a tip portion, the base portion of each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions being permanently affixed to the body,
• wherein the plurality of protrusions surrounding the central aperture;
• a removeable element, the removable element having at least one aperture that is sized to receive the plurality of protrusions,
• an anchoring element including:
• at least three straps configured to be secured to the garment;
• a button, the button being configured to releasably engage with the aperture of the external coil, the button being sized to be received within the aperture of the external coil and the plurality of protrusions sized to be received within the aperture of the external coil, the button contacts the plurality of protrusions;
• and
• a receiving element, the receiving element having an aperture sized to receive the button and at least a portion of the receiving element being sized to be received within the aperture of the external coil.

An assembly comprising:

• a garment configured to be worn on a body of a patient;
• and
• an attachment mechanism securable to the garment to hold an external coil in a predetermined location, the attachment mechanism comprising:
• a body defining at least one body aperture;
• and
• a plurality of protrusions extending from the body, the plurality of protrusions being configured to be received within a coil aperture of the external coil.