Hermann Wülfing Lüer (1836–1910) was a German instrument maker working in Paris, who patented the Luer taper, which is named after the Lüer family.H A Wülfing-Lüer, patents: FR242646 (1894) GB3524 (1896); Austrian patent Reg. vol. 45, No. 4186 (1895); US583382 (1897); FR331463 (1903); US772450 (1904)
It is possible that this essential medical device, still in use as of 2024, was actually designed by his wife.
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