



                                  EXHIBIT 23.1





                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We  consent to the  reference  to our firm under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Registration  Statement (Form S-3) and related  prospectus of Boston  Scientific
Corporation  for the  registration of $500,000,000 of debt securities and to the
incorporation by reference  therein of our reports dated February 14, 1997, with
respect  to  the  consolidated   financial   statements  of  Boston   Scientific
Corporation  incorporated  by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended  December  31,  1996 and the  related  financial  statement  schedule
included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
September 30, 1997


