Boston Scientific Announces TGA Approval and Launch of Platinum Chromium Element(TM) Stent Series

Third-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents Now Available in Australia

MASCOT, Australia, March 15, 2010 - Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announces that it
received Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for its
PROMUS(R) Element(TM) and TAXUS(R) Element(TM) Stent Systems, the Company's
third-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) technology. The Element Stent
Systems incorporate a novel platinum chromium alloy with an innovative stent
design and an advanced catheter delivery system. The Company is now marketing
the PROMUS Element and TAXUS Element Stent Systems in Australia.

The platinum chromium alloy used in the Element Stent Series
is a generation beyond cobalt chromium, and is engineered specifically for
coronary stenting. This proprietary alloy, when combined with the innovative
Element Stent design, offers greater radial strength and flexibility than
older alloys such as cobalt chromium, used in the Xience V(TM) and Xience
Prime(TM) Stents. Platinum chromium (PtCr) also provides superior visibility
and minimized recoil compared to studied cobalt chromium stents.

"The platinum chromium alloy and new stent design used in the
Element Stent System represent significant innovations in drug-eluting stent
technology," said Professor Ian Meredith of Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne.
"In my experience, the Element platform offers a stenting option that
provides enhanced deliverability and visibility with excellent conformability
and low recoil. I believe it may offer performance improvements that could
simplify procedures and allow treatment of a broader range of patients."

"We are proud to introduce our third-generation drug-eluting
stent to physicians and patients in Australia," said Mark Wallwork, Managing
Director, Boston Scientific Australia. "The Element Stent Series is the
latest example of Boston Scientific's commitment to DES market leadership and
continued innovation. It gives physicians the choice of two proven drug and
polymer combinations - used in millions of patients worldwide - on an
entirely new stent platform. We are confident our Element Stent Series will
further extend our global DES leadership."

The first implant of the PROMUS Element Stent was performed by Professor
Ian Meredith.

Supporting Clinical studies

The PROMUS Element Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System is
used in the PLATINUM clinical trial, which completed enrollment of 1,531
patients in September 2009 at 133 sites worldwide including five in
Australia. PLATINUM is a randomized, controlled, pivotal trial designed to
support U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Japanese Ministry of
Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approval of the PROMUS Element Stent System.

The TAXUS Element Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent is used in
the PERSEUS Clinical Program. The PERSEUS program includes more than 90
clinical sites, including three in Australia, four in New Zealand and one in
Singapore. The trial design includes both a randomized, single-blind,
non-inferiority workhorse arm (2.75 to 4.00 mm diameter stents), and a small
vessel (2.25 and 2.50 mm diameter) superiority trial.

The PROMUS Element Stent System received CE Mark approval in
October 2009. The Company anticipates FDA approval for the PROMUS Element
system in 2012. The TAXUS Element Stent System was launched in select
international markets in May 2009. CE Mark approval for the TAXUS Element
system is expected in the second quarter of 2010, and FDA approval is
expected in 2011.

In the U.S., the PROMUS Element and TAXUS Element Stent
Systems are investigational devices and are limited by applicable law to
investigational use only and are not available for sale. In the EEA, the
TAXUS Element Stent System is CE mark pending and not available for sale.

Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and
marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of
interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit:
www.bostonscientific.com.

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1. To date. Test conducted at Boston Scientific. Data on file.

2. Data on file. Compared to XIENCE V(TM) and Endeavor(TM) stents. Bench
tested. Tests performed on TAXUS(TM) Element(TM) stent. Indicative of
performance of PROMUS(TM) Element(TM). XIENCE is a trademark of Abbott
Laboratories group, Endeavor is a trademark of Medtronic Corporation.

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