Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Russell Mary E
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2004		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP [(BSX)]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and CMO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NATICK, MA 017601537		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 12/19/2010 Common Stock 5,000 $ 6.655 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 07/17/2011 Common Stock 15,000 $ 8.99 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 12/17/2011 Common Stock 12,000 $ 12.5 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 12/09/2012 Common Stock 19,500 $ 21.255 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 12/11/2013 Common Stock 100,000 $ 34.79 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 05/20/2014 Common Stock 50,000 $ 37.32 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 06/15/2014 Common Stock 100,000 $ 41.98 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Russell Mary E
ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE
NATICK, MA 017601537		       SVP and CMO  

Signatures

By: /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf, Attorney-in-fact 12/23/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable in equal annual increments on December 19, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the anniversary date of this grant.
(2) Grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock of the Company exercisable in equal annual increments on July 17, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the anniversary date of the grant.
(3) 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.
(4) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable 25% on December 9, 2003, 50% on December 9, 2004, 75% on December 9, 2005 and 100% on December 9, 2006, the anniversary date of the grant.
(5) Grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase a specified number of shares exercisable in equal annual installments beginning on December 11, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, 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 in equal annual increments on May 20, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, the anniversary date of this grant.
(7) Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of Common Stock exercisable in equal annual increments on June 15, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the anniversary date of this grant.

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