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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Peter Oosterling, Berkel en Roderijs, NL;
Inventor:
Peter Oosterling, Berkel en Roderijs, NL;
Assignee:
e2 Tech Limited, Aberdeen, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B029/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for anchoring a first conduit to a second conduit. The first conduit is typically an expandable conduit whereby at portion of the first conduit is expanded by applying a radial force thereto to provide an anchor and/or seal between the first and second conduits. An inflatable device is provided that can be used to provide a temporary anchor while the first (expandable) conduit is radially expanded. An expander device that is capable of applying a radial expansion force to the first conduit is optionally attached to the inflatable device.