Replacement aortic heart leaflets and method of making the same. The
replacement aortic heart leaflets of the present invention include first
and second segments. The second segment is integral with, and extends
from, the first segment. A virtual line L having a predetermined length
corresponding to the distance between two known aortic commissures
separates the first and second segments. In another aspect of the
invention, the first segment has a virtual line AM of predetermined
length. In another aspect of the present invention, a leaflet-measuring
device is described. In another aspect of the invention, a standard set
of replacement aortic leaflets is described. Methods are provided to
provide replacement aortic leaflets based on traced outlines obtained
from a surgically opened aortic ring.