Patent ID: 6926525

Claim:
An apparatus or paralleling device for parallel insertion of dental implants, said apparatus comprising: at least a first arm and a second arm, said arms having a proximal end and a distal end, said first arm comprising means for pivotably connecting an anchor member thereby defining a first axis of rotation, said second arm comprising means for pivotably connecting attachment means of a dental handpiece thereby defining a second axis of rotation, said proximal ends of the first and second arms being pivotably connected by hinging means defining a third axis of rotation, and for the first and second arms, the proximal end of an arm has a contact surface with the width of said contact surface being larger than the height of thickness of the proximal end of the arm, said hinging means comprising an axle or shaft connecting the proximal ends with the two contact surfaces laying flat up to each other in a supportive way; and wherein at least one of the proximal ends of said arms comprises a bore for receiving said axle or shaft, and wherein the diameter of said bore is larger than the height of the bore.