A medical device assembly comprising: a hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478) having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending along a rod axis from a first end to a second end, and the second portion extending along a support axis from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the second end of the first portion is at or adjacent to the proximal end of the second portion; a pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) coupled to a portion of the second portion of the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478), the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) extending along a pedestal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, the pedestal further comprising a top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430), a first wall extending from the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430), and a second wall extending from the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430), wherein an inner surface of the first wall and an inner surface of the second wall cooperate to define a trough (88, 246, 306, 366, 424) that is configured to hold and guide a first portion of a vessel on a first portion of the top surface of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484); a retainer (28, 228, 288, 348, 408, 482) movably coupled to a portion of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484), the retainer (28, 228, 288, 348, 408, 482) having a planar member (78, 240, 300, 360, 418) having a lower surface that is configured to oppose a second portion of the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430) of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484), wherein the retainer (28, 228, 288, 348, 408, 482) is movably coupled to the portion of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) such that the lower surface displaces along an axis normal to the pedestal axis from a first position in which the lower surface is a first distance from the second portion of the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430) of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) to a second position in which the lower surface is a second distance from the second portion of the top surface of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484), wherein in the second position, the lower surface is configured to contact a second portion of the vessel; a joint member coupled to the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478); and a clamp assembly releasably coupled to the joint member such that when the clamp assembly is in a first locked configuration, the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478) is not repositionable with respect to the clamp assembly, and when the clamp assembly is in a second unlocked configuration, the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478) is repositionable with respect to the clamp assembly, wherein each of the rod axis and the support axis is linear, and the rod axis is not parallel to the support axis. a hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478) having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending along a rod axis from a first end to a second end, and the second portion extending along a support axis from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the second end of the first portion is at or adjacent to the proximal end of the second portion; a pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) coupled to a portion of the second portion of the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478), the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) extending along a pedestal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, the pedestal further comprising a top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430), a first wall extending from the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430), and a second wall extending from the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430), wherein an inner surface of the first wall and an inner surface of the second wall cooperate to define a trough (88, 246, 306, 366, 424) that is configured to hold and guide a first portion of a vessel on a first portion of the top surface of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484); a retainer (28, 228, 288, 348, 408, 482) movably coupled to a portion of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484), the retainer (28, 228, 288, 348, 408, 482) having a planar member (78, 240, 300, 360, 418) having a lower surface that is configured to oppose a second portion of the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430) of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484), wherein the retainer (28, 228, 288, 348, 408, 482) is movably coupled to the portion of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) such that the lower surface displaces along an axis normal to the pedestal axis from a first position in which the lower surface is a first distance from the second portion of the top surface (94, 252, 312, 372, 430) of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484) to a second position in which the lower surface is a second distance from the second portion of the top surface of the pedestal (24, 224, 284, 344, 404, 484), wherein in the second position, the lower surface is configured to contact a second portion of the vessel; a joint member coupled to the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478); and a clamp assembly releasably coupled to the joint member such that when the clamp assembly is in a first locked configuration, the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478) is not repositionable with respect to the clamp assembly, and when the clamp assembly is in a second unlocked configuration, the hinge rod (22, 222, 282, 402, 478) is repositionable with respect to the clamp assembly, wherein each of the rod axis and the support axis is linear, and the rod axis is not parallel to the support axis.