Treatment planning systems and methods for body contouring application

Abstract

Methods and system for treatment planning for non- and minimally-invasive alteration of body adipose tissue for reduction and contouring of body fat are described herein. Treatment plans can be generated by capturing current body part data (e.g., positioning, contour/shape, thickness of adipose tissue, etc.), determining desired outcome of treatment (e.g., percent reduction of adipose tissue thickness, degree of contour change, etc.), and determining treatment parameters to achieve desired results. Algorithms can be used to determine best-fit treatment parameters to use in treatment sessions. In some embodiments, the system can provide a predictive end-result image for communication to patient and/or for determining alteration of desired outcome. In various embodiments, real-time monitoring of feedback data can be used to determine treatment plan efficacy. Additional algorithms can provide real-time comparison of feedback data to anticipated feedback data, and can be used to change treatment parameters in real-time to achieve desired effects.

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         52 . A method performed using a treatment system for non-invasively and transdermally altering a patient's subcutaneous fat, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the treatment system, patient information, the patient information including target region information that indicates a target region of the patient;   receiving, by the treatment system, treatment session information, the treatment session information is associated with a number of treatment sessions for the patient; and   transmitting the patient information and the treatment session information over a network; and   storing the transmitted patient information and the transmitted treatment session information.   
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising manually inputting the patient information into a client computer of the treatment system. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising manually inputting the treatment session information into a client computer of the treatment system. 
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 52  wherein receiving the patient information comprises imaging a portion of the patient using at least one medical imaging device. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising storing patient-specific treatment session number information that includes a number of treatment sessions in a treatment plan for the patient. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 52  wherein the patient information further includes the patient's gender, the method further comprises:
 generating a patient-specific treatment plan based on the target region information and the patient's gender, wherein the patient-specific treatment plan is adapted for implementation by the treatment system to non-invasively and transdermally alter the patient's subcutaneous fat. 
 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising:
 comparing a number of treatment sessions in a treatment plan for the patient and the stored treatment session information; and   displaying information for viewing by an operator of the treatment system, wherein the displayed information is based on the comparison.   
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising storing information indicating:
 a number of treatment sessions in a patient plan for the patient, and   a number of completed treatment sessions in the patient plan.   
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the treatment system, a desired treatment period for the patient; and   generating a treatment plan for the patient based, at least in part, on the desired treatment period and the patient information, wherein the treatment plan provides a plurality of treatment sessions over the desired treatment period.   
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the treatment system, patient-specific data associated with the patient information;   displaying a first graphical image representing the patient-specific data;   receiving, by the treatment system, objective post-treatment data relating to a target treatment result; and   displaying a second graphical image representing the target treatment result, wherein the second graphical image is based on the patient-specific data and the objective post-treatment data.   
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 52 , further comprising:
 transmitting information relating to the treatment session information from the network to a database after the treatment session information has been manually inputted into a client computer of the treatment system.   
     
     
         63 . A method performed using a treatment system for non-invasively and transdermally altering a subject's subcutaneous tissue, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the treatment system, subject information, the subject information including target region information that indicates a subcutaneous region of the subject to undergo non-invasive transdermal alteration, number of treatment sessions associated with the subject, and gender of the subject;   transmitting the subject information over a network; and   storing the subject information that was transmitted over the network.   
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 63 , further comprising generating, by the treatment system, a subject-specific treatment plan for non-invasively and transdermally altering the subject's subcutaneous tissue, wherein the subject-specific treatment plan is generated based, at least in part, on the subject information. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 63 , further comprising:
 non-invasively and transdermally altering fat of the subcutaneous region by removing heat from the fat, delivering radio frequency energy to the fat, and/or delivering ultrasound energy to the fat.   
     
     
         66 . A method performed using a treatment system for non-invasively and transdermally altering a subject's subcutaneous tissue, the method comprising:
 receiving, by the treatment system, treatment session information, wherein the treatment session information is associated with a number of treatment sessions for non-invasively and transdermally affecting the subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich cells; and   storing the treatment session information and a subject-specific treatment plan for achieving a target treatment result for the subject, the treatment plan including a number of treatment sessions for the subject.   
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 66 , further comprising inputting the treatment session information into a client computer of the treatment system. 
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 66 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the treatment system, pre-treatment session data; and   evaluating the pre-treatment session data and the treatment session information to generate an updated treatment plan associated with the subject.   
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 66 , further comprising:
 evaluating the treatment session information and the subject specific treatment plan for the subject; and   non-invasively and transdermally altering the subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich cells based, at least in part, on the evaluation.   
     
     
         70 . The method of  claim 69  wherein non-invasively and transdermally altering the subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich cells includes:
 removing heat from the subject's lipid-rich cells using the treatment system, 
 delivering high intensity focused ultrasound energy to the subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich cells using the treatment system, and/or 
 delivering radio frequency energy to the subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich cells using the treatment system. 
 
     
     
         71 . The method of  claim 66 , further comprising transmitting the treatment session information to a storage device of the treatment system. 
     
     
         72 . The method of  claim 66 , further comprising:
 after receiving the treatment session information and non-invasively and transdermally altering the subject's subcutaneous lipid-rich cells, retrieving information indicating the number of completed treatment sessions associated with the subject; and   transmitting the retrieved information to a data storage device.   
     
     
         73 . The method of  claim 72  wherein transmitting the retrieved information includes transmitting the retrieved information via a network to the data storage device, the data storage device includes one or more databases.