Ein medizinisches Gerät mit durch Stellantrieb beweglicher Vorrichtung, wie z.B. Patiententisch, und zugeordneter Steuerung kann berührungsfrei durch Gesten betätigt werden.The medical equipment has a device, particularly a patient table (1), which is mechanically moved by an actuating drive (3), and an assigned controller (4). The controller is partially actuated by gestures in a contact-free manner. The controller has a camera assembly with an image evaluation unit (10) for detecting gestures. The camera assembly detects a field of vision (7) close to proximity switches or motion sensors (9). The controller is programmed and stores a gesture to every possible adjusting movement in a programming phase.