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<PERIOD>20071030
<FILING-DATE>20080827
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20080827
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
<CIK>0000885725
<ASSIGNED-SIC>3841
<IRS-NUMBER>042695240
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PL
<CITY>NATICK
<STATE>MA
<ZIP>01760-1537
<PHONE>5086508000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>McFaul David W
<CIK>0001416437
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>3/A
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-11083
<FILM-NUMBER>081041852
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>508-650-8000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>C/O BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
<STREET2>ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE
<CITY>NATICK
<STATE>MA
<ZIP>01760
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>3/A
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    <schemaVersion>X0203</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-10-30</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2007-11-01</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000885725</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>bsx</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001416437</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>McFaul David W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NATICK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>01760</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Senior VP International</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>21.93</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2016-05-08</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>10200</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant to the reporting person of an option to buy a specified number of shares of common stock exercisable 25% on May 8, 2007, 50% on May 8, 2008, 75% on May 8, 2009 and 100% on May 8, 2010, the anniversary date of the grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Due to an administrative error, the wrong number of options was reported on the original Form 3.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Lawrence J. Knopf, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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