


                                  EXHIBIT 23.4





                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this registration  statement,  on Form S-3, of our report dated May
15, 1995, on the  consolidated  statements  of income and retained  earnings and
cash flows of Meadox  Medicals,  Inc.  for the year  ended  December  31,  1994,
included  in  Boston  Scientific  Corporation's  Form  10-K for the  year  ended
December  31,  1996,  and to  all  references  to  our  Firm  included  in  this
registration statement.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



New York, New York
September 30, 1997

