TRUMBULL, CT — Trumbull-based FallCall Solutions has been named U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's "Innovator of the Month" for June.

According to a news release, FallCall was founded in 2015 and created by physicians who observed that many older adults who sustained injuries due to falls did not use traditional personal emergency response devices, however many of them owned wearable technology and mobile phones.

Their flagship app, FallCall Detect, was the first app to bring 24/7 emergency monitoring to Apple Watch, iPhone and Android devices and can determine the severity of the fall and who should be contacted.

"Access to quick emergency care can be lifesaving for older adults who suffer injuries from falling, but a lot of seniors don't use traditional personal emergency response devices," Murphy said in a news release. "FallCall Solutions saw an opportunity to integrate fall detection with technology that most people use every day – smartphones and smart watches. I'm proud to recognize their team's innovative work to help take care of our seniors and bring peace of mind to their loved ones."

Shea Gregg, the president and founder of FallCall, said the Connecticut-based FallCall team was humbled to be recognized by Murphy through this innovation award.

"As a trauma surgeon who has taken care older adult fall victims for over 15 years, I have learned to appreciate their desire to age-in-place and how technology can augment their lifestyles," Gregg said in a news release. "When the idea was born of creating a next generation medical alert app that could provide smarter fall detection, quicker emergency responses and would run on devices already owned, I needed to find a partner and talent that would support our vision. Resources such as CT Innovations, CT Next and the various other businesses we have built relationships with throughout Connecticut gave us the ability to turn an idea into a company that is affecting lives around the globe."