A set comprising a stent (50, 50b, 250, 450, 650) having a pre-crimped diameter and a crimping member (20, 220, 520, 620) for crimping the stent (50, 50b, 250, 450, 650) onto a balloon (48, 248, 448, 648) of a catheter (46, 446), the crimping member (20, 220, 520, 620) comprising: an elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) having a first end, a second end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the first end and the second end, the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) formed of an elastomeric material which may be elastically stretched between a relaxed state in which the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) is not placed in tension and an elastically stretched state in which the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) is placed in tension; the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) including a crimping lumen (30, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630) defined by an inner surface (32, 232, 632) of the flexible elastomeric body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) and accommodating the entire length of the pre-crimped stent positioned between the first end and the second end during a crimping process, wherein the crimping lumen (30, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630) has a first diameter in the relaxed state and a second diameter larger than the first diameter in the elastically stretched state; wherein the first diameter of the crimping lumen (30, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630) of the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) is less than the pre-crimped diameter of the stent (50, 50b, 250, 450, 650). an elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) having a first end, a second end, and an outer peripheral surface extending between the first end and the second end, the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) formed of an elastomeric material which may be elastically stretched between a relaxed state in which the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) is not placed in tension and an elastically stretched state in which the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) is placed in tension; the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) including a crimping lumen (30, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630) defined by an inner surface (32, 232, 632) of the flexible elastomeric body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) and accommodating the entire length of the pre-crimped stent positioned between the first end and the second end during a crimping process, wherein the crimping lumen (30, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630) has a first diameter in the relaxed state and a second diameter larger than the first diameter in the elastically stretched state; wherein the first diameter of the crimping lumen (30, 101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630) of the elongate body (22, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 222, 322, 422, 522, 622) is less than the pre-crimped diameter of the stent (50, 50b, 250, 450, 650).