Deployment
Butterfly iQ+ at Kenya
The Butterfly iQ+ is a handheld, single-probe whole-body ultrasound system that uses patented Ultrasound-on-Chip semiconductor technology. It connects to a smartphone and is FDA-cleared for 13 clinical applications including cardiac, abdominal, lung, vascular, and obstetric imaging.
Butterfly iQ+ by Butterfly Network · Unverified
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500 Butterfly iQ+ devices deployed to healthcare workers across Kenya as part of a 5M USD Gates Foundation grant for maternal and fetal health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Later expanded to 1,000 probes.
Key facts
- Fleet size
- 1,000 units
Safety record
No incidents on record for Butterfly iQ+ at Kenya.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Unverified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-03
- Model
- Butterfly iQ+
- Company
- Butterfly Network
- Location
- Kenya
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2022-03-09
- ID
24bb52c1-ce02-462b-8f57-7034cde3a8f5
Sources (1)
- Butterfly Network Distributes 500 Butterfly iQ+ Devices to Healthcare Workers in Kenya · https://www.butterflynetwork.com/press-releases/butterfly-network-distributes-500-butterfly-iq-devices-to-healthcare-workers-in-kenya-to-transform-maternal-and-fetal-health · 2022-03-09
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: biometric
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Butterfly iQ+ at Kenya.Common questions
- What is the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at Kenya?
- Butterfly iQ+, built by Butterfly Network, is recorded as a deployment at Kenya on the DEPLOY registry. Butterfly Network operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Butterfly iQ+ at Kenya?
- Butterfly Network, the manufacturer of Butterfly iQ+, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at Kenya go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting March 9, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at Kenya?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
- Is Butterfly iQ+ at Kenya safe?
- Butterfly iQ+ at Kenya has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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