Patent ID: 9737434
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for treating a subcutaneous lipid-rich region of a subject having skin, comprising: heating or cooling the subcutaneous lipid-rich region of the subject according to a profile of a treatment process, the profile having a total duration; identifying an interruption in the treatment process after a first duration, determining a second duration of the identified interruption; determining a third duration equal to a difference between the total duration and the first duration; compensating for (1) rewarming of the subcutaneous lipid-rich region of the subject during the second duration when the subcutaneous lipid-rich region is cooled during the first duration and (2) a temperature decrease in the subcutaneous lipid-rich region when the subcutaneous lipid-rich region is heated during the first duration; and after compensating for rewarming of the subcutaneous lipid-rich region or the temperature decrease in the subcutaneous lipid-rich region, continuing the treatment process according to the profile for the third duration.