CI Case 291

CI patient #291 was an 83 year old female from Washington. The patient was a CI member at the time of her death.  

The patient died on June 21, 2026 while under care at a nursing home.  The patient was brought into the care of the local funeral home that was arranged in advance. The patient was placed on ice while transportation arrangements were made by the funeral home. The patient was transported to Detroit Metro Airport, where she was received by CI staff and transferred to the CI facility. 

The patient arrived at the CI facility on June 22, 2026 at 8:55pm. The nasal temperature of the patient upon arrival was 17.1c.

The perfusion was started at 9:34pm and was completed at 11:13pm. Only the patient’s head was perfused.  During the perfusion there were 2.5 liters of 5% Eg solution, 3.75 liters of 10% Eg solution, 5 liters of 30% Eg solution and 40 liters of 70% VM1 solution used.  The final refractive index of the effluents exiting the right jugular vein was 1.4246.  The final refractive index of the effluents exiting the left jugular vein was 1.4211. The average perfusion pressure was held at 100mm and metal cannulas were used.  Flow rate was reduced to .49liters per minute by the end of the perfusion. The nasal temperature was -3.9c at the end of the perfusion.  There was good flow from both jugular veins and no blood clots noted. Bronzing was visible through the entire face and head. 

The patient was then transferred to the cooling chamber. The human vitrification program was selected and the time needed to cool the patient to -196c was five and a half days.  The patient was then placed in a cryostat for long-term cryonic storage.