An adjustable height tool 200 for locating a magnetically readable and settable valve implanted in a living being. The locator can include a wall having a first perimeter. A platform 210 can be disposed within the first perimeter. A valve cut-out 202 can disposed within the platform and can approximate at least a portion of the shape of the valve. A movable foot 220 can be disposed below the platform by which a displacement element 226 moves the foot at least one of toward or away from the platform. This movement increases or decreases the distance between the platform and the skin/valve. Two or more recesses224 can be disposed in the foot and the recesses can be aligned with the valve cut-out. The displacement element can maintain the alignment of the recesses and the cut-out while moving the foot.
