Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TOBIN JAMES R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP [(BSX)] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2004
(Street)

NATICK, MA 017601537		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2004		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/29/2004   M   50,000 A $ 8.5 (1) 100,000 D  
Common Stock               9,727 I By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.5 (2) 07/29/2004   M     50,000   (3) 07/25/2010 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 130,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 17               (4) 03/17/2009 Common Stock 1,450,000   1,450,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.1563               (5) 05/09/2010 Common Stock 180,000   180,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.5               (6) 12/17/2011 Common Stock 90,000   90,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.78               (7) 02/25/2013 Common Stock 200,000   200,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 33.8               (8) 12/16/2013 Common Stock 200,000   200,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 17               (4) 03/17/2009 Common Stock 550,000   550,000 I By GRAT (2)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6.125               (9) 12/06/2010 Common Stock 450,000   450,000 I By GRAT (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TOBIN JAMES R
ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE
NATICK, MA 017601537		   X     President & CEO  

Signatures

 By: /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf, Attorney-in-fact   01/05/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This filing corrects an administrative error in the price for securities acquired upon exercise of a stock option.
(2) Since the reporting person's last report, 1,000,000 options to purchase common stock of the Company were contributed to a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT).
(3) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on July 25, 2001, 50% on July 25, 2002, 75% on July 25, 2003 and 100% on July 25, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant.
(4) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy 1,000,000 shares on Common Stock exercisable in annual increments of 200,000 shares each on March 17, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the anniversary date of the grant.
(5) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on May 9, 2001, 50% on May 9, 2002, 75% on May 9, 2003 and 100% on May 9, 2004, the anniversary date of the grant.
(6) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on December 17, 2002, 50% on December 17, 2003, 75% on December 17, 2004 and 100% on December 17, 2005, the anniversary date of the grant.
(7) Grant to the reporting person of an option purchase 100,000 shares of common stock of the Compnay, vesting in equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the anniversary date of the grant.
(8) Grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase a specified number of shares exercisable in equal annual installments beginning on December 16, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the anniversary date of the grant.
(9) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable in approximately equal annual increments on December 6, 2001, 2002 and 2003, the anniversary date of this grant.

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