Patent ID: 7105012

Claim:
A positioning apparatus for maneuvering a surgical component in a vessel having a vessel wall during a surgical procedure, said positioning apparatus comprising: the surgical component a delivery assembly having first and second chambers; a distensible member having a first and a second expansible member, said first expansible member having a distal end and a proximal end and a front and a back wherein said proximal end is interposed with the first chamber of said delivery assembly and the back is adapted to be abutted against the vessel wall, the second expansible member having a distal end and a proximal end and a front and a back wherein said proximal end is interposed with the second chamber of said delivery assembly and the front is abutted against said surgical component; and wherein said first and second expansible members are distended, and wherein said second expansible member is disposed between the surgical component and said first expansible member.