Butterfly Network

Our mission is to democratize healthcare by making medical imaging accessible to everyone around the world. Traditional ultrasound systems rely on bulky, fragile, and expensive piezoelectric crystals, requiring multiple separate probes to switch between shallow and deep scanning depths. Butterfly completely replaces this architecture with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ technology, which integrates thousands of micro-machined sensors onto a single silicon semiconductor chip. This allows a single pocket-sized probe to perform whole-body imaging across thousands of distinct clinical applications, translating physical hardware into software that continuously improves over time.

Both systems connect natively to a compatible mobile device to deliver rapid Point-of-Care Ultrasound, but they represent distinct evolutionary steps in semiconductor imaging. The foundational Butterfly iQ+ costs $2,699 and utilizes second-generation chip architecture with 1.75D array beamforming to offer fast frame rates and military-grade durability for everyday clinical shifts. In contrast, the next-generation Butterfly iQ3 costs $3,899 and is built on advanced P4.3 silicon technology, featuring a 17% smaller probe face for significantly better access between the ribs and during vascular procedures. Furthermore, the iQ3 doubles data processing speeds to dramatically enhance image resolution, sensitivity, and depth penetration while introducing specialized 3D virtual tilting modes like iQ Slice and iQ Fan that capture multiple angles without physical movement.

The ecosystem pairs portable hardware with robust artificial intelligence to guide scanning, automate measurements, and streamline complex bedside workflows. On the advanced iQ3 device, software features like iQ Slice and iQ Fan leverage fast electronic steering to automatically capture multiple image angles from a fixed position on the skin. Across the platform, intelligent modules like Auto Bladder and the Auto B-Line Counter instantly calculate 3D bladder volumes or detect and count lung B-lines from a brief six-second clip to accelerate emergency evaluations for breathing difficulties. These clinical tools are supported by Compass Software, an enterprise-grade management platform that automates documentation, tracks quality assurance reviews, and organizes medical billing structures across health systems.

Butterfly is widely utilized across a vast range of clinical specialties including emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesia, cardiology, obstetrics, nursing, and military medicine. The platform operates on a vendor-neutral cloud framework that connects securely with hospital Picture Archiving and Communication Systems and Electronic Health Records via standard middleware or specialized development toolkits like Butterfly Garden. All medical data pipelines are fully encrypted, ensuring full compliance with HIPAA and global privacy data standards, while maintaining information security milestones like GovRAMP and TX-RAMP certifications.