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Amcor launches dual chamber pouch for drug combination devices

14 June 2021
Amcor has launched a speciality multi-chamber pouch for drug-device combination products.

Key features include a simplified packaging system for easier access to the device, desiccant chamber to securely hold the desiccant sachet and eliminate any contamination risk, and Amcor’s Rayopeel seal technology to provide an excellent clean peel for aseptic presentation.
Additionally, there is a multi-layer foil laminate to provide transit resistance and barrier to gas, light and moisture and 2D barcoding to ensure ‘full traceability’.


The new pouch is a single, multicompartment pouch with a breathable membrane separating the two chambers, in a safe and simple design.
It uses a high strength foil laminate, that protects from light, moisture and oxygen ingress to support shelf life and drug efficacy.

One side is peelable and allows aseptic presentation and easy access to the device. The second non-peelable chamber houses the desiccant sachet or other scavenging technologies.
The internal breathable vent allows gas exchange for the desiccant to maintain a controlled environment within the pouch.
The separate chambers eliminate any risk of the desiccant encountering the sterile device and sterile field.
A porous header, that uses DuPont Tyvek is added to the pouch, which provides an easy method of ETO sterilisation, after which the pouch is sealed, the header removed, and the barrier pouch is ready for shipment.
Noemi Bertolino, vice president r&d EMEA at Amcor, said: “To protect a combination sterile device with a therapeutic drug agent, we knew there were a lot of requirements to fulfil. The first objective was to create a pack design that was easy and intuitive to open and could be aseptically presented. The integrity of the drug’s effective dosage also had to be maintained. To minimize the ingress of moisture vapor into the pouch, we created a vent towards the centre of the inner film away from the seams. This solution maintains shelf life and minimises any risk of contamination. Our Dual Chamber Pouch complies with necessary medical and safety regulations, in an efficient, simplified design.”