An implantable pump and methods for detecting leaks in an implantable pump are
provided. In one embodiment, the implantable drug pump includes a housing having
at least one inlet port and an outlet port formed therein. The outlet port is adapted
to communicate with a catheter for delivering fluid to a patient's body, and the
inlet port(s) are effective to deliver fluid into the housing. The housing further
includes at least one reservoir disposed therein and effective to contain a fluid.
In use, the pump preferably includes a fluid having one or more drugs disposed
in at least one of the reservoirs, and a radiolucent fluid disposed in one of the
reservoirs. A user programmable control mechanism is coupled to the drug pump and
is effective to selectively control movement of the valves between the open and
closed positions.
