An illumination device for medical and dental procedures is described. The
illumination device includes an elongate body configured to contain two
or more optical fibers to transmit electromagnetic energy from a power
source toward a target surface. The distal end of the illumination device
is illustrated as a unitary structure, and the proximal end is
illustrated as having multiple proximal end members. The illumination
device includes two or more optical fibers for transmitting energy toward
the distal end, and at least one optical fiber for transmitting energy
from the distal end toward the proximal end of the device.