Becton, Dickinson & Co. Yale Luer-Lok 100 cc Syringe from between 1953 and 1970. In 1934, BD introduced the BD Yale Luer-Lok™ Syringe, designed and patented by Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Sr. It provided a simple, secure method of attaching and removing a needle to and from a syringe. Today, Luer-Lok connectors are the standard for syringes in the United States.