An endovascular graft having one or more sensors attached to its internal and
external surface, one or more power sources attached to its external surface and
one or more transmitters attached to its external surface, the sensors capable
of measuring pertinent parameters and each transmitter capable of transmitting
signals containing pertinent parameters to one or more receiving devices located
outside the patient's body. The sensors may measure pressure, temperature, blood
flow, electrical potential, or any combination thereof. The sensors may be attached
at specific locations on the graft material, thereby providing pertinent parameters
from critical points inside the vasculature, or may be attached to form an array
of sensors over the internal and external surface of the graft material, thereby
providing a complete profile of pertinent parameters throughout the vasculature
covered by the endovascular graft.