Testing fixture, system, and method thereof

A testing system for testing a medical device, the medical device having a hub and a framework such that the framework extends radially from the hub, the fixture comprising:

• a computing device with one or more processors;
• a pressure controller coupled to the computing device, the pressure controller including a fluid line associated therewith;
• a stabilizing member;
• and
• an inflatable member positioned adjacent the stabilizing member, the inflatable member extending to define a bore therein such that the bore is sized and configured to position the medical device within the bore so that an inner surface of the inflatable member that defines the bore engages an outer radially extending surface of the medical device, the inflatable member configured to receive and release a fluid so that the inflatable member is respectively inflatable and deflatable to radially displace the inner surface of the bore;
• wherein the pressure controller is coupled to the inflatable member with the fluid line, the pressure controller configured to control inflation and deflation of the inflatable member to radially displace the inner surface of the bore and to apply a force directly along the outer radially extending surface of the medical device.

A method for testing the durability of a medical device, the method comprising:

• providing a fixture including a stabilizing member and an inflatable member, the inflatable member positioned adjacent the stabilizing member, the inflatable member extending to define a bore therein;
• positioning the medical device within the bore of the inflatable member so that an inner surface of the inflatable member that defines the bore engages an outer radially extending surface of the medical device;
• and
• radially displacing the inner surface of the bore with a pressure controller coupled to the inflatable member such that fluid inflates and deflates the inflatable member to apply a radial force directly along the outer radially extending surface of the medical device.