Handling and recovery devices for tubular members and associated methods

A method, comprising:

• using a device comprising:
• a roller gripper housing having a longitudinal axis:
• a cage member having a plurality of roller gripper element openings disposed therein;
• a base member having an exterior surface and an elongate length extending between a proximal and a distal end, wherein at least a portion of the exterior surface defines at least one wedge surface that tapers inwardly as the wedge surface moves toward the proximal end of the base member;
• and
• at least one polar array of roller gripper elements disposed in cooperative communication with the plurality of roller gripper element openings and at least a portion of the at least one wedge surface;
• inserting the device into a drill string component to urge the plurality of roller gripper elements radially inward;
• following insertion of the device to a selected axial location along a length of the drill string component, retracting the device to urge the plurality of roller gripper elements radially outward to couple the device to an inner surface of the drill string component.