Zipline Health packages clinical ear imaging technology into a device simple enough for a toddler to use themselves. No training. No clinic. No waiting room.
Tested and validated by pediatricians and ENT surgeons
Travel. Waiting rooms. Urgent care with a 3-hour wait. The ER as a last resort. A sick, fussy child in a cold exam room — and when a child is distressed, a doctor often can't see the eardrum at all and ends up guessing. Then a high deductible bill. Do it again next time.
Your child is pulling at their ear at 2am. The clinic opens at 9. Urgent care is an hour wait. The telehealth doc can't see anything without an image. You wait and hope.
Existing home devices are designed after clinical instruments — rigid, awkward, uncomfortable and intimidating even in a doctor's hands, let alone a parent's. Impractical for most families.
There has never been a home device simple enough to use. To solve ALL of these problems.
✓ Actual eardrum image captured with the Zipline camera — shown with an earlier prototype design
Jumbo™ Prototype The manufactured product may have slight design variations.
Zipline has developed a solution. Ultra-flexible, self-positioning, simple enough for a child to use on themselves. Validated by pediatricians and ENTs.
Works with Zipline's AI image analysis and virtual care services — or share directly with any provider or telehealth service of your choice.*
The device is fantastic! You can put this in anyone's hands — it's that easy to use.
My problem patients have no problem with me using this device.
I'm shocked. It was so easy, and she didn't mind at all. She completely freaks out at a doctor's office.
The main elephant body with multiple sizers — infant through adult — and a detachable over-ear piece. The sizers self-position the probe within the ear canal aligned with the eardrum.
The core of the Zipline platform. Super-flexible, self-positioning camera probe with a tip the size of an infant speculum tip, with comfortable rounded edges. Powers all current and future attachments.
Encrypted cloud and local storage, direct sharing with anyone by text, email, or link, AI image analysis, and access to Zipline's virtual care services.*
The Iris™ imager at the heart of your Jumbo™ kit is the foundation of the entire Zipline platform. Future attachments connect to the same Iris™ imager — one investment, expanding capability.
All attachments connect to the same Iris™ imager
Ear imaging attachment. Ships with the Iris™ imager.
Basic skin imaging attachment for the Iris™ imager.
Magnified polarized imaging attachment for detailed skin imaging.
Wax suction attachment for the Iris™ imager. See it, then remove it — without switching tools.
Throat imaging attachment for the Iris™ imager.
Nasal canal imaging attachment for the Iris™ imager.
Every Iris™ probe captures a clear, detailed eardrum image — sharp enough to see what's there, share with a doctor, and compare over time. For close-up imaging viewed on a phone screen, sensor design and optics matter more than resolution numbers. Think of it like phone cameras: every modern smartphone takes a great photo — some people want the extra detail. Choose based on what matters to you.
1080p camera at the probe tip. Clinical pediatric speculum-scale tip (3.3 mm). Full-resolution imaging in a probe the scale of a clinical exam.
Optimized sensor for close-up ear imaging — sharp, clear eardrum images on any phone screen. One-handed use with infants and toddlers. 2.5 mm tip — the probe shown in our demo videos and photos. (400×400 sensor)
Same 2.5 mm one-handed probe as the Mini, with the highest-resolution mini sensor in the line — the sharpest detail the platform produces. (720p sensor)
Same contents for all tiers — only the probe differs.
Circles shown at approximately actual scale — hold a cotton swab up to your screen to compare.
The Iris™ imager is a removable HD macro camera — and once you've looked inside an ear, everything else gets interesting.
Kids don't just read about the eardrum — they see their own. Ear canal, skin, scalp, hair: real anatomy, up close, on a phone screen.
A beetle's shell. A flower petal. The weave of a shirt. A coin's mint marks. Macro detail turns ordinary things into discoveries.
Inside a drain. Down a braided cable sleeve. The inside of a keyboard or a watch. A camera a few millimeters wide goes where no phone can.
Use the Iris™ camera to see inside an ear before and after — whether you use a flushing technique or the included wax removal scoops.
Watch how comfortable and effortless it is — even for wiggly infants. Real children, real homes, no scripts.
Android, iOS, and web — with encrypted cloud storage. The companion to your device and the hub for your family's imaging over time.
One master account covers the whole family — individual subaccounts for each member, or choose to have multiple master accounts.
Every image, video, and note is stored with end-to-end encryption. Your data is yours — private, protected, and accessible across devices.
Run AI analysis on your images to get a clear description of what's visible. AI-assisted diagnostic analysis is in development — expected 2027, pending FDA submission and clearance.
Send images, video, and notes by text, email, or link — with your provider, a telehealth service of your choice, friends, or family. Media and notes can also be exported or imported into the app.
Access Zipline's own virtual care options — asynchronous store-and-forward text visits or live virtual visits. Pay as you go, no monthly fees. Zipline's services are one option, not a requirement — use any provider or telehealth service of your choice.
No monthly fees
AI analysis, storage, and virtual care services are pay-as-you-go — charges are drawn from your account balance as used. Load what you need, pay only for what you use.
The Jumbo™ attachment ships with the Iris™ imager pre-inserted. Connect to your Android or iPad via USB-C.
Create a master account with individual subaccounts for each family member — or choose to have multiple master accounts.
Select from infant to adult. The sizer guides the Iris™ probe into position within the ear canal.
Record video — the app extracts the best frames automatically. Images and notes are stored encrypted in your account.
Get a clear description of what's visible in the image. AI-assisted diagnostic analysis is in development — expected 2027, pending FDA submission and clearance.
Share images, video, and notes by text, email, or link.
Use your images and data with any provider or virtual service of your choice — or use Zipline's own services for live virtual visits and asynchronous text-based care.
"You have to be able to check at home and just call a doctor."
— Chris Boucher, watching his son Braeden go through ear infection after ear infection. That frustration became Zipline Health.
This has been years in the making — patents filed starting in 2012, designs refined until we now have something we are genuinely proud and excited to put in a parent's hands. Pediatricians and ENT surgeons have validated it. We are producing robust, reliable prototypes built to production standards, with manufacturing-grade consistency and quality we are confident in. What remains is the last, most expensive mile: transitioning to full manufacturing and completing regulatory testing and registration. That's what your support funds.
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Every Founders Batch device is built by hand, one at a time. The very first units are built personally by our founder — the engineer who designed them. From there, assembly passes to a small team of highly skilled technicians who build each device exactly the same way: one at a time, every component inspected before it goes in, every finished unit individually tested before it ships.
Eventually we'll transition to production tooling and volume manufacturing — and when that happens, the hand-built era ends for good. Every Founders Batch device comes from the hand-built era, with a numbered certificate, hand-signed by the founder.
Full kit included. Numbered, founder-signed certificate. Ships after regulatory registration and testing are complete.
Full kit included. Numbered, founder-signed certificate. Ships after regulatory registration and testing are complete.
Full kit included. Numbered, founder-signed certificate. Ships after regulatory registration and testing are complete.
Not compatible with any iPhone model, budget or entry-level Android phones, or older Lightning connector iPads.
$5 to $15 from every Founders order — depending on tier — goes into the Healthy Ears Fund. Here is exactly how it works: every device the fund provides is supplied at our manufacturing cost — we take no profit on any of them. For families in poverty, the fund covers that cost completely. For low-income families above that line, the fund covers part of the cost on a sliding scale and the family pays the rest — which lets the same dollars reach a much wider range of families. Ear troubles don't check your income first. We don't think seeing inside should either.
My brother Chris's son Braeden had ear infection after ear infection. Every time: a car trip, a waiting room, a rushed appointment, a prescription. Chris said it plainly — "You have to be able to check at home and contact a doctor without all of this." He was right. That frustration became Zipline Health.
We built a clinical-grade otoscope with optics precise enough to capture diagnostic images, connected it to an app that a parent can operate in minutes, and wrapped it in a telehealth layer so the images actually go somewhere useful. Braeden is in our hero photo — a real kid, real ears, real problem we solved.
Zipline Health is a family company. We know what it costs — in time, money, and anxiety — to manage a child's health without the right tools. We built the tool we wished existed.
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Yes — full refund available anytime before manufacturing starts. When we reach our production threshold, we'll notify you and give you 14 days to request a refund before funds are committed to manufacturing. If our threshold isn't met within 12 months of your order, you'll receive an automatic full refund. Full details in our Terms of Service.
The Zipline device works with mid-range and flagship Android phones and tablets, and USB-C iPad models (iPad Pro 2018+, iPad Air 2020+, iPad mini 2021+, iPad 2022+). It is not compatible with any iPhone model, budget or entry-level Android phones, or older Lightning connector iPads. If you receive the device and it is not compatible with your mid-range or flagship Android device or USB-C iPad, contact us within 14 days of delivery for a return — handled at our discretion on a case by case basis.
Every kit includes the Iris™ imager with your chosen probe, the Jumbo™ ear imaging attachment, sizers from infant to adult, and wax removal scoops. The Iris™ imager is the foundation of the entire Zipline platform and will power all future attachments. The Zipline app is available to download on Android, iOS, and web at no extra cost. Shipping and applicable tax are added at checkout.
The Zipline app is included with your device. There are no monthly fees. AI analysis, storage, and virtual care services are pay-as-you-go — charges are drawn from your account balance as used. Load what you need, pay only for what you use.
The Zipline device is a Class I otoscope designed for ear canal and eardrum imaging. Images and video can be shared with and reviewed by a healthcare professional of your choice. The AI analysis feature provides descriptions of what is visible in an image — it does not provide a diagnosis and is not a substitute for evaluation by a licensed medical professional. AI-assisted diagnostic analysis is in development and expected in 2027, pending FDA submission and clearance.
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Zipline Health imaging devices capture images and video of the ear canal and eardrum. Images and video can be shared with and reviewed by a healthcare professional of your choice — including through virtual visit services available in the Zipline app. Zipline's virtual care options are provided by independent, licensed healthcare providers.
The current AI analysis feature provides descriptions of what is visible in an image for informational purposes only. It does not provide a diagnosis and is not a substitute for evaluation by a licensed medical professional. AI-assisted diagnostic analysis is in development and expected in 2027, pending FDA submission and clearance.
If you believe your child or a family member requires urgent medical attention, contact your physician or seek emergency care immediately. Results and image quality may vary based on device positioning and user technique.
Protected by 8 issued and allowed US Patents including: 12,390,161 · 8,858,430 · 10,463,241 · 11,471,035 · 12,295,546 · 11,011,271 · plus 2 allowed. Several additional applications pending. © 2026 Zipline Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
