Deployment
Butterfly iQ+ at 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 · Unverified
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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.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa.
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- Trust tier
- Unverified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-03
- Model
- Butterfly iQ+
- Company
- Butterfly Network
- Location
- South Africa
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2023-01-01
- ID
967ebcc2-d990-4fbc-86c0-5720abfc678f
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: 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 South Africa.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?
- 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 South Africa safe?
- Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa 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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