DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates illumination of an inner sidewall of a stent in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 shows a beamsplitter mounted inside a slotted rod to provide more complete illumination of the inner sidewall of the stent.
FIG. 3 shows an alternative embodiment utilizing a flat stage to drive the stent around slotted rod.
FIG. 4 shows another alternative utilizing two pairs of drive rollers that move a transparent stage while capturing and rotating the stent.
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment that utilizes three drive rollers to capture and rotate the stent.
FIG. 6 shows another embodiment for rotating a stent.