Gripping devices and systems

A gripping apparatus having a first end and a second end that is spaced from the first end along a central axis in a first axial direction, the gripping apparatus comprising:

• an inner sleeve having an outer surface and an inner bore, wherein the inner sleeve defines at least one radial opening that extends from the outer surface to the inner bore;
• an outer sleeve having an inner surface that defines an interior space, wherein the inner sleeve is at least partly received within the interior space of the outer sleeve;
• and
• at least one rolling locking element positioned within the at least one radial opening of the inner sleeve,
• wherein the inner surface of the outer sleeve is shaped so that:
• rotation of the outer sleeve relative to a tubular component received within inner bore of the inner sleeve and in contact with the at least one rolling locking element drives the at least one rolling locking element radially inwardly into the inner bore of the inner sleeve.