SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING ORGAN AND/OR TUMOR GROWTH RATES, FUNCTION, AND/OR DEVELOPMENT

There is disclosed a tool (440) for monitoring and/or altering electrophysiological activity within the vicinity of a prostate within a body, comprising: an elongate member with a distal tip (441,442), the distal tip shaped and dimensioned so as to fit within a lumen of a body, the elongate member shaped and dimensioned so as to extend from outside the body, through an entry site on the body and into a lumen; and the distal tip comprising a plurality of elements (450a, 450b, 455a, 455b), arranged there upon and coupled to the distal tip, one or more of the plurality of elements being configured to engage with a wall of the lumen on biasing of the distal tip towards a prostate, one or more of the plurality of elements including electrodes for energy delivery, wherein the distal tip comprises a dual tip comprising a first tip (441) and a second tip (442); a controller configured to actuate a deployment mechanism (460) to adjust a positioning of the dual tips to cup a target organ; wherein at least one of the first tip and the second tip comprises: a first region (450a,b) for monitoring or imaging adjacent tissues, comprising one or more of the plurality of elements; and a second region (455a,b) for monitoring or treating adjacent tissues, comprising one or more of the plurality of elements.