A peristaltic pump, comprising: a rotor rotatably mounted on a base of the peristaltic pump; an occlusion bed mounted on the base of the peristaltic pump and moveable toward and away from the rotor; and a lid hingedly mounted to the base of the peristaltic pump along a first hinge axis, the lid including a mounting bracket extending perpendicularly relative to the first hinge axis; characterised by further comprising: a linkage assembly comprising: a pair of curved arms hingedly mounted to the mounting bracket at a first end of each of the pair of curved arms about a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis; and a cam connecting the pair of curved arms and having a cam surface facing the mounting bracket, the cam being hingedly mounted to the occlusion bed at a second end of each of the pair of curved arms, the second end of each of the curved arms being opposite to the first end; wherein, when the lid is in a closed position, the mounting bracket extends between the pair of curved arms to abut the cam surface and form a cooperative connection between the lid and the occlusion bed via the linkage assembly. a rotor rotatably mounted on a base of the peristaltic pump; an occlusion bed mounted on the base of the peristaltic pump and moveable toward and away from the rotor; and a lid hingedly mounted to the base of the peristaltic pump along a first hinge axis, the lid including a mounting bracket extending perpendicularly relative to the first hinge axis; characterised by further comprising: a linkage assembly comprising: a pair of curved arms hingedly mounted to the mounting bracket at a first end of each of the pair of curved arms about a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis; and a cam connecting the pair of curved arms and having a cam surface facing the mounting bracket, the cam being hingedly mounted to the occlusion bed at a second end of each of the pair of curved arms, the second end of each of the curved arms being opposite to the first end; wherein, when the lid is in a closed position, the mounting bracket extends between the pair of curved arms to abut the cam surface and form a cooperative connection between the lid and the occlusion bed via the linkage assembly. a linkage assembly comprising: a pair of curved arms hingedly mounted to the mounting bracket at a first end of each of the pair of curved arms about a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis; and a cam connecting the pair of curved arms and having a cam surface facing the mounting bracket, the cam being hingedly mounted to the occlusion bed at a second end of each of the pair of curved arms, the second end of each of the curved arms being opposite to the first end; a pair of curved arms hingedly mounted to the mounting bracket at a first end of each of the pair of curved arms about a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis; and a cam connecting the pair of curved arms and having a cam surface facing the mounting bracket, the cam being hingedly mounted to the occlusion bed at a second end of each of the pair of curved arms, the second end of each of the curved arms being opposite to the first end; wherein, when the lid is in a closed position, the mounting bracket extends between the pair of curved arms to abut the cam surface and form a cooperative connection between the lid and the occlusion bed via the linkage assembly.