Deployment

Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa

Name: Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa
Start: 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: South Africa

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 · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Biometric wearables

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Recent coverage

Butterfly Network Secures First FDA Clearance for Blind Sweep Ultrasound AI ToolBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-06-30
Butterfly Network gets FDA clearance for AI ultrasound pregnancy toolBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-03-30
Butterfly Network Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial ResultsBen Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-02-25

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Butterfly partnered with CHAI and GUSI to deploy probes for maternal and fetal health in South Africa, funded by the Gates Foundation grant.

Exposure

Customer segment: research
Scale tier: commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 recall and 1 incident on record (1 moderate, 1 minor). Most recent: Mar 2026.

moderate: 1
minor: 1

regulatory action: 1
recall: 1

Most recent: Mar 2026

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents on record (2)

Butterfly Network receives FDA clearance for AI ultrasound fetal biometric tool2026-03-30 · Regulatory action
FDA Class 2 recall of Butterfly iQ Auto Bladder Volume Tool for lacking 510(k) clearance2020-02-24 · Recall

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-08-21
Model: Butterfly iQ+
Company: Butterfly Network
Location: South Africa
Operator: Butterfly Network
Status: operational
Operator type: maker operated
Scale at site: 11 to 100 units
Site environment: indoor
Location precision: verified coordinates
First seen: 2023-01-01
ID: 967ebcc2-d990-4fbc-86c0-5720abfc678f

Timeline

Jan 2023
First recorded
Butterfly iQ+ first documented operating at South Africa.
Aug 2026
Current status: operational, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

Butterfly, CHAI, and GUSI Partner to Advance Maternal and Fetal Health in South Africa · https://www.butterflynetwork.com/press-releases/butterfly-gusi-chai-500-probes-south-africa · 2023-01-01

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: biometric

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at South Africa?

Butterfly iQ+, built by Butterfly Network, is recorded as a deployment at South Africa on the DEPLOY registry. Butterfly Network operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa?

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 South Africa go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at South Africa?

2 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.

Is Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa safe?

Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa has 2 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 recall and 1 incident on record (1 moderate, 1 minor). Most recent: Mar 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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