Dispensing device for cement cartridges for polymethylmethacrylate bone cements comprising at least one manually actuatable rocker lever, an adapter for a cement cartridge, a clamping rod that can be propelled in the direction of the adapter, at least one propulsion body shiftable in axial direction with respect to the axis of the clamping rod, at least one sphere-shaped or roller-shaped clamping body arranged in a cavity of the at least one propulsion body, an elastic element which pushes the at least one clamping body of the at least one propulsion body from the direction of the adapter onto an inclined surface or edge of the cavity of the at least one propulsion body, a spring element which pushes onto the at least one propulsion body opposite to the propulsion direction of the clamping rod, and at least one securing element which touches against the clamping rod.