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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                         Independent Auditors' Consent


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Boston Scientific Corporation on Form S-8 of the report of Deloitte & Touche LLP
dated April 13, 1995 (August 24, 1995 as to Note G) appearing and incorporated
in Boston Scientific Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
April 9, 1997
Minneapolis, Minnesota