Sandpoint-based Unicep Packaging LLC says it has acquired a new manufacturing line that produces sealed single-dose products with enclosed applicators.

The terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed.

The production line packages certain topical products in disposable containers, called SwabDose, which are sealed tubes with built-in swabs, says Unicep spokeswoman Karla Horton in a press release.

SwabDose supports the growing demand for point-of-use product applications, Horton says. Point-of-use refers to products that are meant to be stored where they will be used.

Consumers can use SwabDose to apply premeasured lotions, creams, oils, and gels in a single, sanitary step, she says, adding SwabDose is ideal for applying skin, nail-care, teeth-whitening, and other over-the-counter topical treatments.

Unicep’s high-speed equipment manufactures the single-use dispensers, injects the product into them, and seals them through an automated process called blow-filling.

Unicep expects to produce hundreds of millions of SwabDose units annually, Paul Night, the company’s vice president of engineering, says in the release.

Unicep provides packaging and formulation mixing for gels, liquids, lotions, and creams for the medical device, over-the-counter, veterinary, cosmetic, and personal hygiene markets.