An illumination device for illuminating a body cavity in a surgical space during a surgical procedure, the illumination device comprising: a flexible elongated member comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an illumination module disposed at the distal end portion of the flexible elongated member, the illumination module comprising a set of lighting elements for emitting light; and a control module disposed at the proximal end portion of the flexible elongated member, the control module comprising a set of user input elements for controlling the set of lighting elements of the illumination module, wherein the illumination module is moveable with the flexible elongated member to an illumination position in the surgical space, such that light from the set of lighting elements is emitted into the body cavity for illumination thereof; and wherein (a) the flexible elongated member is made of a material adapted to allow the flexible elongated member and the illumination module disposed therein to withstand bending angles of 20° to 340° without kinking or breaking and to maintain the illumination module at said illumination position in the surgical space when the control module is disposed on a fixed structure, and the flexible elongated member is adjustable such that each lighting element is directed toward a different direction for improved visualisation;(b) each lighting element emits light at a colour temperature ranging from 4000 K to 6000 K; and (c) the illumination device is not attached to a surgical instrument, said illumination device being characterized in that the flexible elongated member is yieldably adjustable so that it can maintain or retain the shape into which it is bent and an associated bending angle. a flexible elongated member comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an illumination module disposed at the distal end portion of the flexible elongated member, the illumination module comprising a set of lighting elements for emitting light; and a control module disposed at the proximal end portion of the flexible elongated member, the control module comprising a set of user input elements for controlling the set of lighting elements of the illumination module, wherein the illumination module is moveable with the flexible elongated member to an illumination position in the surgical space, such that light from the set of lighting elements is emitted into the body cavity for illumination thereof; and wherein (a) the flexible elongated member is made of a material adapted to allow the flexible elongated member and the illumination module disposed therein to withstand bending angles of 20° to 340° without kinking or breaking and to maintain the illumination module at said illumination position in the surgical space when the control module is disposed on a fixed structure, and the flexible elongated member is adjustable such that each lighting element is directed toward a different direction for improved visualisation;(b) each lighting element emits light at a colour temperature ranging from 4000 K to 6000 K; and (c) the illumination device is not attached to a surgical instrument, said illumination device being characterized in that the flexible elongated member is yieldably adjustable so that it can maintain or retain the shape into which it is bent and an associated bending angle. (a) the flexible elongated member is made of a material adapted to allow the flexible elongated member and the illumination module disposed therein to withstand bending angles of 20° to 340° without kinking or breaking and to maintain the illumination module at said illumination position in the surgical space when the control module is disposed on a fixed structure, and the flexible elongated member is adjustable such that each lighting element is directed toward a different direction for improved visualisation;(b) each lighting element emits light at a colour temperature ranging from 4000 K to 6000 K; and (c) the illumination device is not attached to a surgical instrument, said illumination device being characterized in that the flexible elongated member is yieldably adjustable so that it can maintain or retain the shape into which it is bent and an associated bending angle.