Isolation amplifiers, there use in medical applications

[tigercotter]

What are the main reasons behind using an isolation amplifier in medical applications?

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

What are the main reasons behind using an isolation amplifier in medical applications?

Presumably for safety reasons?, it's not considered good practice 'frying' your patients :lol:

 

[lavenatti]

Also to protect the equipment. Without isolation an ECG isn't going to last long when a shock is delivered from a defibrilator.

If you really want to fry your brain on the subject of medical electrical safety read IEC 60601-1. Worst guidance document ever written, just runs you in circles