Patent ID: 9565995
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A test fixture, comprising: a frame having a first gripping portion; a valve member analogue extending from said frame, wherein said valve member analogue includes a seal configured to seal at least a portion of a valve chamber of an endoscope when a removable valve of the endoscope is removed from the valve chamber, and another seal configured to separate a first channel of the valve chamber of the endoscope from a second channel of the valve chamber of the endoscope when the removable valve of the endoscope is removed from the valve chamber; another valve member analogue extending from said frame, wherein said valve member analogue and said another valve member analogue define a longitudinal axis extending substantially therebetween; retainers attached to said frame and holding said valve member analogues to said frame, wherein said retainers prevent said valve member analogues from moving relative to said frame; a housing movable relative to said frame, wherein said frame is located within said housing and said housing is movable substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein said housing comprises a second gripping portion, wherein said second gripping portion is configured to be moved toward said first gripping portion to position said housing in said unlocked position, wherein said second gripping portion is configured to be moved away from said first gripping portion to position said housing in said locked position, and wherein said housing comprises a second locking feature configured to engage a first locking feature of the endoscope when said second gripping portion is moved away from said first gripping portion.