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{{Short description|American Inventor and Businessman}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Warren Hancock
| birth_date = October 12, 1927
| death_date = July 17, 1999 (age 71)
| death_place = [[Newport Beach]], California, US
| education = [[Pepperdine University]]
| occupation = [[Inventor]]
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| spouse = Luanne Hancock (divorced), Bettie Hancock (m. 1947; div. 1962)
| children =
| awards = {{hlist|The Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology|Innovation Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers}}
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'''Warren Hancock''' (October 12, 1927 – July 17, 1999) was an American inventor and biomedical engineer, best known for his pioneering work in the development of heart valve technology.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Vita |date=2011-03-05 |title=Valve Rival |url=https://www.ocbj.com/manufacturing/valve-rival/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Orange County Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> He founded Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, which played a crucial role in advancing prosthetic heart valves and other biomedical innovations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FamilySearch.org |url=https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2778-ZBX/warren-dale-hancock-1927-1999 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=ancestors.familysearch.org}}</ref>
== Early
Warren Hancock was born in 1927.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Vita |date=2011-12-17 |title=Device Maker Boosts Santa Ana's Status |url=https://www.ocbj.com/healthcare/device-maker-boosts-santa-anas-status/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Orange County Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> He attended Pepperdine University, where he developed an interest in [[biomedical engineering]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Medtronic |title=Hancock II and Hancock II Ultra Bioprostheses - Surgical Heart Valves |url=https://www.medtronic.com/us-en/healthcare-professionals/products/cardiovascular/heart-valves-surgical/hancock-ii-hancock-ii-ultra-bioprostheses.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.medtronic.com |language=en}}</ref> His educational background provided a strong foundation for his future endeavors in medical device innovation.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Cohn |first1=L H |last2=Collins |first2=J J |last3=DiSesa |first3=V J |last4=Couper |first4=G S |last5=Peigh |first5=P S |last6=Kowalker |first6=W |last7=Allred |first7=E |date=October 1989 |title=Fifteen-year experience with 1678 Hancock porcine bioprosthetic heart valve replacements. |journal=Annals of Surgery |volume=210 |issue=4 |pages=435–443 |doi=10.1097/00000658-198910000-00003 |issn=0003-4932 |pmc=1357917 |pmid=2802832}}</ref>
== Career and
Hancock's career is marked by significant contributions to the field of [[Circulatory system|cardiovascular]] surgery. In 1967, he founded Hancock Jaffe laboratories in [[Anaheim, California]], to develop and commercialize innovative [[heart valve]] technologies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-21 |title=Hancock Jaffe Announces Corporate Rebranding to Reflect Prioritization of its Development Pipeline on Venous Disease Programs |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hancock-jaffe-announces-corporate-rebranding-200000993.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}</ref> Hancock's inventions have had a profound impact on the medical field, particularly in heart valve replacement and repair.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Buch |first1=Wally S. |last2=Pipkin |first2=Robert D. |last3=Hancock |first3=Warren D. |last4=Fogarty |first4=Thomas J. |date=1975-11-01 |title=Mitral Valve Replacement With the Hancock Stabilized Glutaraldehyde Valve: Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation |url=https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1975.01360170148023 |journal=Archives of Surgery |volume=110 |issue=11 |pages=1408–1415 |doi=10.1001/archsurg.1975.01360170148023 |pmid=811195 |issn=0004-0010}}</ref>
== Patents ==
'''Biological material pre-fixation treatment''' (Patent No. 5843181): Method for making biological tissue substantially acellular by controlled autolysis before fixation, preserving structural integrity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Patent for Biological material pre-fixation treatment Patent (Patent # 5,843,181 issued December 1, 1998) - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/5843181 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=patents.justia.com}}</ref>▼
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▲'''Preparing natural tissue for implantation so as to provide improved flexibility''' (Patent No. 3966401): Method to enhance flexibility of natural tissue using alternating pressure of tanning fluid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Patent for Preparing natural tissue for implantation so as to provide improved flexibility Patent (Patent # 3,966,401 issued June 29, 1976) - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/3966401 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=patents.justia.com}}</ref>
▲'''Stent for heart valve''' (Patent No. RE30912): Heart valve stent design with an annular framework for supporting the heart valve during implantation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Patent for Stent for heart valve Patent (Patent # RE 30,912 issued April 27, 1982) - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/RE30912 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=patents.justia.com}}</ref>
▲'''Arrangement for preparing natural tissue for implantation''' (Patent No. RE31035): Another method involving pressure and tanning fluid for fixing tissues in natural configurations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Patent for Arrangement for preparing natural tissue for implantation Patent (Patent # RE 31,035 issued September 21, 1982) - Justia Patents Search |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/RE31035 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=patents.justia.com}}</ref>
== Awards ==
* Innovation Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers<ref>{{Cite web |title=ASME Announces AM Innovation Award Winners - ASME |url=https://www.asme.org/about-asme/media-inquiries/press-releases/asme-announces-am-innovation-award-winners |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.asme.org |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:1927 births]]
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