When Medtronic Inc. completes its deal to buy Covidien Plc, it expects to be No. 1 or No. 2 in six of the top 10 categories for hospital purchases.

The U.S. company known mostly for developing sophisticated devices that shock the heart into beating properly is now becoming a Dublin-based generalist, broadening its focus to include Covidien’s everyday hospital supplies, a pact with the drugmaker Sanofi to develop care strategies for diabetics and opening heart catheterization labs in the U.K. and India.

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