| Reference Number | MIMM/2016-9-21 |
| Title | Corrigan's Button |
| Date | 1840s |
| Creator Name | Corrigan; Sir; Dominic John (1802-1880); 1st Baronet, physician |
| Description | This instrument is a Corrigan's Button. It consists of a metal shank, which ends in a small disc or button and is attached to a black wooden handle. Designed by Irish physician and past President of RCPI, Sir Dominic Corrigan, it was heated and applied to the skin to relieve muscle pain. Slightly rusted. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 185mm (length) x 15mm (diameter of button) |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Cautery Instrument |
| Term | General Surgery -- Instrumentation |
| Muscles |
| Therapeutics |