Patent ID: 8603073

Claim:
A system for treating a subcutaneous lipid-rich region of a subject, comprising: a treatment device having a cooling plate configured to remove heat from the subcutaneous lipid-rich region of the subject during a treatment process; and a controller in electrical communication with the treatment device, the controller having a computer-readable medium containing instructions for performing a process comprising: performing a treatment process of the subcutaneous lipid-rich region with the treatment device to cool the subcutaneous lipid-rich region; detecting an interruption while the treatment device operates to cool the subcutaneous lipid-rich region during the treatment process; performing a recovery process in response to the detected interruption; returning the subcutaneous lipid-rich region of the subject to a condition generally similar to that at a time of the detected interruption; and continuing the treatment process to cool the subcutaneous lipid-rich region after performing the recovery process.