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摘要

A crack- resistant stent for delivery in a body lumen including one or more strut elements comprised of a multilayered material. The multilayered material can include at least two layers (318a-c) having a boundary layer (320a-c) therebetween. The boundary layer is configured to inhibit cracks from propagating from a first layer to a second layer. The different layers can be comprised of the same materials or different materials. It can be preferred that the multilayered material have layers that are comprised of resiliently-flexible materials, shape memory materials, and/or radiopaque materials.