A cover device for a remote control device comprises an anterior wall defining a central opening therein, a posterior wall formed of two ledges and defining a gap therein, a first lateral wall connected to the anterior wall and the posterior wall, a second lateral wall connected to the anterior wall and the posterior wall, a superior wall connected to the anterior wall, the posterior wall, the first lateral wall, and the second lateral wall, and a door hingedly connected to the anterior wall. The cover device may further comprise two overhangs connected to one of the lateral walls, and the two overhangs may define a rail slot. The cover device may be slidably attachable to a side rail of a surgical table via the rail slot. A remote control device is slidably insertable into the remote control cover device.