Patent ID: 8157563

Claim:
A guide device for use in dental treatment to facilitate alignment of a tool with at least one template guide sleeve of a template, the device comprising: a handle part including first and second parts, the first part being connectable to the second part, the second part including a space having a variable size, the variable size of the space being determined by the position of the first part relative to the second part; a supporting part comprising first and second ends, the first end thereof being positionable in the space of the handle part; and a part guide sleeve defining an outer surface and a central aperture, the outer surface of the part guide sleeve being coupled to the second end of the supporting part, the part guide sleeve being positionable within the template guide sleeve, the central aperture of the part guide sleeve being configured to receive the tool; wherein the first end of the supporting part can be fixed within the space of the handle part upon movement of the distal end of the first part of the handle part into the space for locking the orientation of the supporting part relative to the handle part, and wherein the first part of the handle part includes an internal thread and the second part of the handle part includes an external thread which can interact with the internal thread to adjust the variable size of the space.